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So, about this whole the World loves Obama thing we were told was going to happen..

I rather be feared then loved, but I guess this is what Love gets you...

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Pakistan Tells U.S. to Halt Drones .

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.

Protesters in Peshawar, Pakistan in March condemned U.S. drone strikes.
.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.

Pakistan Tells CIA to Halt Drone Strikes - WSJ.com


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US-Pakistan relations facing biggest crisis since 9/11, officials sayDrone attacks, CIA activities and lack of progress in Afghanistan are fuelling a rift between the US and Pakistan

Bitter disputes over covert CIA activities and drone attacks inside Pakistan, lack of progress over peace talks in Afghanistan, and rising Islamist-led opposition to the presence of foreign forces in the region are fuelling the biggest crisis in US-Pakistan relations since the 9/11 attacks, Pakistani politicians, army sources and intelligence officers say.

Pakistan is seen by Washington and London as a vital ally in the "war on terror", while the Pakistani government and army say they remain committed partners 10 years after the Afghan conflict began.

But harsh US criticism of Islamabad's counter-terrorism campaigns in Pakistan's western tribal areas, repeated in a White House report last week, and "blowback" from the US military surge in Afghanistan are testing the relationship to breaking point, officials warn.

US-Pakistan relations facing biggest crisis since 9/11, officials say | World news | The Guardian

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