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By Robert Baer

As Wall Street collapsed with a bang, almost no one noticed that we're on the brink of war with Pakistan. And, unfortunately, that's not too much of an exaggeration.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20786.htm



Pakistan Invades America -- "Without Permission"

By M. Junaid Levesque-Alam

American papers reported that under the new policy, the Pakistani military will no longer seek America's permission in killing Americans, but will inform American diplomats about these killings as a friendly gesture between close allies.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20788.htm



Missile strike by unmanned U. S. aircraft kills 6 in Pakistan

A U. S. missile strike Wednesday in Pakistan further inflamed relations between the two antiterrorism allies, just hours after the American military chief vowed to "respect Pakistan's sovereignty."

http://www.buffalonews.com/nationalworld/international/story/441884.html



Gilani: US clearly warned not to attack inside Pakistan

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that the US has been notified that it cannot continue to carry out aerial strikes on its territory, a day after a US attack killed six people near the border with Afghanistan.

http://tinyurl.com/3elp4e



Pakistan: U.S. did not warn of missile strike

Pakistan said Thursday it was not warned about a suspected U.S. missile strike in its northwest that came the same day a top American official assured Pakistani leaders of U.S. respect for the Muslim nation's sovereignty.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26772175/



'Tribesmen to fight US if incursions continue'

Every Ahmedzai Wazir tribesman will fight US forces on Afghani soil if their incursions into South Waziristan continue, a 3,000-strong jirga ruled on Wednesday.

http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\09\18\story_18-9-2008_pg7_9



Pakistan Accuses U.S. Of New Incursion

Two intelligence officials said Pakistani troops and tribesmen opened fire on two U.S. helicopters after they crossed from Afghanistan into the northwest tribal region, where Taliban and al-Qaida militants are operating.

http://www.channel3000.com/news/17528581/detail.html



Pakistan's 'bleakest moment'

Guest columnist Ahmed Rashid says Pakistan is facing its bleakest moment, months after getting a new democratic government.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7620767.stm


From Information Clearing House

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US Missile Strike Escalates US-Pakistan Tensions

Saeed Shah, McClatchy Newspapers: "A U.S. missile strike Wednesday in Pakistan further inflamed relations between the two anti-terrorism allies, just hours after the American military chief vowed to 'respect Pakistan's sovereignty.' The strike against suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal area, which runs along the Afghan border, is thought to be the sixth such attack this month. It came as Washington is demanding that Islamabad do more to prevent Taliban and al Qaida extremists from using its territory. Pakistani leaders have condemned the U.S. military interventions, which include the first documented American ground raid in the country earlier this month. The strikes have caused an uproar in Pakistan."

http://www.truthout.org/article/us-missile-strike-escalates-us-pakistan-tensions



Pakistani Troops Fire at US Choppers as Tensions Rise

Augustine Anthony, Reuters: "Pakistani troops fired on two U.S. helicopters that intruded into Pakistani airspace on Sunday night, forcing them to turn back to Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani security official said on Monday. It was the second such incident in a week, and reflects frayed relations with the United States over Pakistan's failure to act more forcibly against Islamist fighters in the tribal lands bordering Afghanistan. The number of missile attacks by U.S. drone aircraft in the remote tribal areas has multiplied in recent weeks."

http://www.truthout.org/article/pakistani-troops-fire-us-choppers-tensions-rise



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