Pakistan : Terrorist Wahabi Islamic Rep Pakistan 7

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[url="http://www.kforcegov.com/Services/IS/NightWatch/NightWatch_11000205.aspx"]http://www.kforcegov...h_11000205.aspx[/url]

Pakistan-US: For the record. US Defense Secretary Panetta said on 11 October that the United States is waging "war" in Pakistan against militants. Speaking to an audience at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, the former CIA director described a "complicated relationship" between Washington and Islamabad due to the fact that the United States is "fighting a war" in Pakistan. He said the two countries disagree over the relations they maintain with some of the militant groups in Pakistan.



Comment: No US official publicly has ever made such a statement. [color="#9932CC"]Use of the phase "waging war" suggests a level of US military activity inside Pakistan and a disregard for Pakistani sovereignty that have not previously been disclosed.[/color] Panetta's statement will generate a firestorm in Pakistan. Pakistan, and perhaps others, will demand a clarification. Pakistan might recall its ambassador.