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Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has told the visiting United States Central Command chief Admiral William J. Fallon that US forces will not be allowed to conduct operation against terrorists inside Pakistan.

http://www.topix.com/forum/world/pakistan/T735DVLGVRGFAC97J



U.S. Commander Orders Plans on Pakistan

The commander of U.S. forces in Central Asia has launched planning for more extensive use of U.S. troops to train Pakistani armed forces, a senior defense official said Wednesday.

http://snipurl.com/1y6jo



Pentagon to Train Pakistani Troops: Musharraf, the Steadfast Ally?

Adm. Fallon is the commander of U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), that portion of the American military empire that reaches from Kazakhstan on the north to Kenya on the South. The Pentagon has such a command for every square inch of the globe.

http://www.counterpunch.org/irelan01242008.html



Pakistan Shuns C.I.A. Buildup Sought by U.S.

By Eric Schmitt and David E. Sanger

The top two American intelligence officials traveled secretly to Pakistan early this month to press President Pervez Musharraf to allow the Central Intelligence Agency greater latitude to operate in the tribal territories where Al Qaeda, the Taliban and other militant groups are all active, according to several officials who have been briefed on the visit.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19197.htm


From Information Clearing House



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