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The Obama administration has inherited "a real mess" in Afghanistan and an increase in US casualties is likely as troops try to reclaim territory, Vice-President Joe Biden said on Sunday. He said if there is an actionable target of high-level al Qaeda personnel, US will not hesitate attack inside Pakistan.

http://tinyurl.com/aa9mod



U.S. must stop drone attacks : PM Gilani

"I want to put on record that we do not have any agreement between the government of the United States and the government of Pakistan," Gilani told an American news channel in an interview at the World Economic Forum.

http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?210669



Pakistan rips U.S. missile strikes in its border area

Pakistan on Wednesday strongly criticized the U.S. missile strikes inside its borders, saying the strikes were "counter-productive" to its efforts to counter terrorism.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/28/content_10731044.htm



Pakistan: Former minister urges downing of US drones

If United States aircraft continue to carry out airstrikes inside Pakistan, the Pakistani Air Force should shoot them down, a former interior minister, Lt. Gen. Hamid Nawaz told journalists on Wednesday.

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.2959735133


From Information Clearing House

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Pakistan: Senators demand end to US drone attacks

Pakistan Observer

01/27/09

The members of the Upper House of the Parliament on Monday demanded of the government to assert full energies for putting the drone attacks in the tribal areas to an end. The opposition criticized the government over remaining unsuccessful in stopping drone attacks on FATA killing hundreds of people while the treasury benches expressed inability on account of few limitations. Professor Khurshid Ahmad, Jamaat-e-Islami legislator, speaking on point of order, pointed out statement of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on floor of the Lower House of the Parliament that drone attacks would end after the administration of Barack Obama takes charge of the White House. ‘But, on the contrary, number and pace of drone attacks have increased by many times and the recent attacks have claimed almost 22 precious, innocent lives’ Professor Khurshid observed...

http://pakobserver.net/200901/27/news/topstories03.asp



The mailed fist and the velvet glove
AntiWar.Com
by Justin Raimondo

01/28/09

President Obama’s interview with al-Arabiya television is remarkable in several ways, but what strikes me the most is that it coincided with the first air strikes on Pakistan under his administration: 22 people were killed, including between four and seven Taliban/al-Qaeda bad guys. In the Arabiya interview, Obama was at his charming best, and the easily charmed were bowled over. Andrew Sullivan, for example, fairly swooned, and announced it’s ‘about the same thing as inviting Rick Warren or supping with George Will: it’s about R-E-S-P-E-C-T.’ What would you say if the police came into your neighborhood to confront reported criminals, killed a few — and also managed to knock off 18 or so bystanders? Would you say this shows the police respect the neighborhood?

http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=14152


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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US Missile Strikes in Pakistan Will Continue: Gates

Reuters: "The United States will continue to carry out missile strikes against al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday."

http://www.truthout.org/012709S



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