Friday, October 30, 2009

On Ground Updates: Afghanistan/Pakistan - October 30, 2009

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Professional Pakistani Women Failed To Be Charmed By Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton

Post Date: Friday, October 30, 2009

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Hillary Clinton-Secretary of State Official BIO Photo

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* AP brings us the following report this Friday afternoon and it starts off like this... Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was confronted repeatedly by Pakistanis Friday as she ended a tense three-day tour of the country, chastised by one woman who said a U.S. program using aerial drones to target terrorists amounted to "executions without trial."...

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Pakistanis confront Clinton over drone attacks

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* Telegraph.co.uk has this take... Hillary Clinton faced anger during her visit to Pakistan after she attacked the failure of the government to tackle al-Qaeda... The US Secretary of State also faced angry questions about America's use of drone attacks inside Pakistan as she ended her three-day visit on Friday... Mrs. Clinton was earlier forced to soften her criticism of Islamabad for its failure to capture of kill al-Qaeda's leaders...

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Hillary Clinton faces angry criticism of US in Pakistan

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* Guardian.co.uk reports it this way...

Hillary Clinton wraps up tough mission in Pakistan

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* CSMonitor had the following report posted up on their website late this Friday afternoon and it starts off like this... When US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Pakistani women Friday afternoon, many left the meeting feeling frustrated that their concerns - particularly on security issues - had not been heard or addressed... Addressing a roomful of Pakistani women Friday afternoon at the National Art Gallery here, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made every effort to connect with her audience. But after enduring multiple security checks and waiting over four hours for the secretary to arrive, most women left unimpressed...

Read this report in full at link below...

In Pakistan, Clinton fails to charm professional women

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Clinton Tries to Calm Angry Pakistanis



About this News Video: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came face-to-face Friday with simmering Pakistani anger over U.S. aerial drone attacks in their country.

This video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress

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