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| Mullen: LeT becoming global threat |
| 2010-07-25 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Admiral Mike Mullen, the US joint chiefs of staff chairman, said on Saturday that the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) had become "a very dangerous organisation and a significant regional and global threat". Talking to reporters at the US Embassy, Mullen stressed that there was a strong need to take stern action to stop LeT's activities. He said LeT was expanding into Afghanistan and other countries beyond the region. Mullen also supported the statement issued by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the presence of Osama bin Laden and other Qaeda leadership in Pakistan. "They are hiding in a very secure place and it is very difficult to trace them," he said. He claimed that the tribal belt on Pakistan's western border had become the "global headquarters" for al Qaeda. Haqqani network: Mullen said that the Pakistani government had not taken any action against the Haqqani network. "The Haqqani group is the most lethal network faced by the US-led international forces in Afghanistan," he said, adding that he had repeatedly urged Pakistan to tackle the threat. He said the US and Pakistan were very strong allies in the war against terrorism and the US had a strong desire to extend help and cooperation to Pakistan. Referring to the planned withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, Mullen said it would not be the end of the mission, rather "it will be the start of a process". "The US military will stay there (Afghanistan) till complete revival of peace," he said. To a question about the ongoing reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan, he said that the US leadership fully supported the process, adding that Pakistan and the US had a significant stake in the reconciliation process. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 ALso from ADM MULLEN, To wit, DAILY TIMES.PK > AFGHANISTAN AT MAKE-OR-BREAK STAGE, SAYS ADM MULLEN. Clocks are ticking, THE "OUTCOME OF THE WAR" IS DE FACTO "IN THE BALANCE"! D *** NG IT, MORIARITY, MULLEN > "WE CAN REBUILD 'IM, WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY [Men + Resources, etc. avail + at ready], WE JUST NEED TO GO OUT + DO IT UNTIL FINAL VICTORY IS WON"! It 'twasn't over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor, now was it!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-07-25 23:20 |