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CIA Gets Nod To Step Up Drone Strikes In Pakistan -- L.A. Times
The U.S., frustrated over Pakistan's refusal to crack down on local militants who cross into Afghanistan, is approving strikes that it might have vetoed before.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Expressing both public and private frustration with Pakistan, the Obama administration has unleashed the CIA to resume an aggressive campaign of drone strikes in Pakistani territory over the last few weeks, approving strikes that might have been vetoed in the past for fear of angering Islamabad.
Now, said a senior U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity in discussing sensitive issues, the administration's attitude is, "What do we have to lose?"
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More News On The U.S. Drone War Over Pakistan
Obama Increases Pakistan Drone Strikes as Relations Sour -- Bloomberg
Relations Sour: Pakistan to bar CIA operations from its territory -- The Nation
Pakistan refusal to act prompted US drone surge -- Zee News
Pak Inaction on Intelligence Prompted US Drone Surge -- Outlook India
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