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Shaky Pakistan Is Seen as a Target of Plots by Al Qaeda Pending

New York Times by Mark Mazzetti, Eric Schmitt | May. 11, 2009 (News Report)

As Taliban militants push deeper into Pakistan’s settled areas, foreign operatives of Al Qaeda who had focused on plotting attacks against the West are seizing on the turmoil to sow chaos in Pakistan and strengthen the hand of the militant Islamist groups there, according to American and Pakistani intelligence officials. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Terrorism, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Foreign Policy
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - May 10, 2009 - 7:53 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Randy Morrow (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review), alan segal (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - May 10, 2009 - 7:53 PM PDT
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