Defense

Drone strikes in Pakistan to continue

The White House has no intentions of ending CIA drone strikes against militant targets on Pakistani soil, U.S. officials say. The Associated Press says this cou...

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April 16, 2012 12:52 pm

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The White House has no intentions of ending CIA drone strikes against militant targets on Pakistani soil, U.S. officials say. The Associated Press says this could possibly set up the two countries up for diplomatic tensions after Pakistan’s parliament unanimously approved new guidelines for the country’s troubled relationship with the United States. U.S. officials say they will work in coming weeks and months to find common ground with Pakistan, but if a suspected terrorist target comes into the laser sights of a CIA drone’s hellfire missiles, they will take the shot.