Pakistan Asks U.S. To Curtail CIA Operations

WSJ ^ | 11 April 2011 | Adam Entous & Matthew Rosenberg

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Pakistan has privately demanded the Central Intelligence Agency suspend drone strikes against militants on its territory, one of the U.S.'s most effective weapons against al Qaeda and Taliban leaders, officials said.

Pakistan has also asked the U.S. to reduce the number of U.S. intelligence and Special Operations personnel in the country, according to U.S. and Pakistani officials.

The U.S. strategy in the war in Afghanistan hinges on going after militants taking refuge in Pakistan. The breakdown in intelligence cooperation has cast a pall over U.S.-Pakistani relations, with some officials in both countries saying intelligence ties are at their lowest point since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks spurred the alliance.

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Whew! Pakistan is certainly feeling the heat from all that "pressure" Obama promised to put on them during the 2008 campaign.

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[BenLurkin]

bttt

[MasterGunner01]

Translation: The Predator drones are killing too many valuable Taliban operators. Therefore, the Pakistani ISI wants the Muslim-in-Chief to stop it. Panetta will do as he's told by the Wannabe Madhi in the White House.

[bill1952]

>Pakistan has privately demanded the Central Intelligence Agency suspend drone strikes against militants on its territory,

LOL Yeah, right after you start killing them yourselves.
We are just doing the jobs that Pakistanis won’t do!

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

If I may be so bold to suggest a very non-PC and succint reply:

[Texas resident]

Pokkystan demands.

obama obeys.

but he’s not a muslim dontchaknow.

[B4Ranch]

That bold reply will not be coming from the Pentagon or the CIA or the White House until we do some housecleaning at all three locations.