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Sen. Dianne Feinstein's blurt during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Leads to U.S. Confirmation That It Uses Pakistani Air Base
Thursday, February 19, 2009
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FOXNEWS.COM BRINGS US THIS REPORT TODAY... Sen. Dianne Feinstein's blurt during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing last week forced the U.S. intelligence and military community to acknowledge on Thursday that the U.S. is targeting Al Qaeda and Taliban operatives using unmanned drones based in Pakistan…
The senator's slip sent reporters into overdrive and led to the discovery of a 2006 picture provided by Google Earth that appears to show Predator drones at Shamsi air base 200 miles southwest of Quetta… A senior U.S. official confirmed to FOX News that Pakistani leaders -- despite their public protests and denials -- have been giving the U.S. some targets in the tribal areas of their own enemies, and have given the U.S. blanket permission to go after any "Arabs" in those areas because they are assumed to be Al Qaeda operatives… The Pakistanis themselves are still officially denying the arrangement, a decision predicated on the weak federal government and extreme anti-Americanism in tribal communities, particularly the Federally Administered Tribal Area in the Northwest, where Taliban and Al Qaeda support is strongest… Feinstein's remarks, which were characterized as "foolish" by U.S. officials, were unusual for the experienced chairwoman of the intelligence panel...
Read the full report at link below…
Feinstein's Blurt Leads to U.S. Confirmation That It Uses Pakistani Air Base
FOXNEWS.COM BRINGS US THIS REPORT TODAY... Sen. Dianne Feinstein's blurt during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing last week forced the U.S. intelligence and military community to acknowledge on Thursday that the U.S. is targeting Al Qaeda and Taliban operatives using unmanned drones based in Pakistan…
The senator's slip sent reporters into overdrive and led to the discovery of a 2006 picture provided by Google Earth that appears to show Predator drones at Shamsi air base 200 miles southwest of Quetta… A senior U.S. official confirmed to FOX News that Pakistani leaders -- despite their public protests and denials -- have been giving the U.S. some targets in the tribal areas of their own enemies, and have given the U.S. blanket permission to go after any "Arabs" in those areas because they are assumed to be Al Qaeda operatives… The Pakistanis themselves are still officially denying the arrangement, a decision predicated on the weak federal government and extreme anti-Americanism in tribal communities, particularly the Federally Administered Tribal Area in the Northwest, where Taliban and Al Qaeda support is strongest… Feinstein's remarks, which were characterized as "foolish" by U.S. officials, were unusual for the experienced chairwoman of the intelligence panel...Read the full report at link below…
Feinstein's Blurt Leads to U.S. Confirmation That It Uses Pakistani Air Base
US Senator Dianne Feinstein Official Photo
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Inside Story - Sharia in Pakistan's Swat
From original posting on Wednesday, February 18, 2009-Part 1
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Inside Story - Sharia in Pakistan's Swat
From original posting on Wednesday, February 18, 2009-Part 1
About this Video Report: Some are celebrating, while others are worried as Sharia law is introduced in North West Pakistan. Announced on Monday, this was part of the agreement between the government and Pakistani Taliban…Will it help to restore peace or just trigger chaos in the already volatile region?
Video posted on YouTube by AlJazeeraEnglish
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