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| US Wants Tougher Pakistani Action Against Haqqanis |
| 2012-08-01 |
| [Dawn] The B.O. regime expressed renewed frustration with Pakistain on Tuesday, urging its reluctant counterterrorism ally to break remaining links between its security services and the Haqqani network and stem the flow of bomb-making material into Afghanistan.   A State Department report credited Pakistain's government with taking action against al-Qaeda last year, even though the United States acted unilaterally in the commando operation that killed the late Osama bin Laden ... who used to be but now ain't... in Pakistain. It called Islamabad's attempts weaker when it came to snuffing out groups such as the Haqqani network and Laskhar e-Taiba. At a Senate confirmation hearing, the diplomat nominated to be America's next ambassador to Pakistain said that getting Islamabad to crack down on the Haqqani network would be his "most urgent" responsibility. "This will be a primary focus of my activities and diplomatic engagement with Paks, to encourage further measures against the Haqqani network, further squeezing of the Haqqani network," Richard Olson said. The Haqqani network, a subsidiary of the Taliban, is based in northern Pakistain but moves into Afghanistan to launch attacks on US and NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... forces before returning to Pak territory. The Paks say they're doing all they can to rein in the Haqqanis, but elements in the Pak intelligence and military communities maintain relations with him to hedge their bets for when the United States leaves Afghanistan in 2014. Congress has been pressuring the B.O. regime to slap the terrorist label on the network. By voice vote last week, the Senate approved a bill that would require the secretary of State to report to Congress on whether the Haqqani network meets the criteria to be designated a foreign terrorist organization and if not, to explain why. The report is due within 30 days of the president signing the measure. The bill now goes to President Barack Obama I inhaled. That was the point... . |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 How many Pak soldiers are in North Waziristan watching the Taliban/Haqqani network run the area? |
| Posted by: Angeamp Turkeyneck4941 2012-08-01 12:43 |
| #1 Er, huh.......1 Billion USD in "military aid" 'on hold' pending the opening of PAK ground LOC's (lines of communications). |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-08-01 07:45 |