Pakistan urges U.S. to stop missile strikes

[unhappycamper]

Pakistan urges U.S. to stop missile strikes
By Stephen Graham - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Oct 30, 2008 6:01:28 EDT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s government summoned the U.S. ambassador on Wednesday to urge an immediate halt to missile strikes on suspected militant hide-outs near the Afghan border.

Missile strikes have killed at least two senior al-Qaida commanders in Pakistan, putting some pressure on extremist groups accused of planning attacks in Afghanistan — and perhaps terror strikes in the west.

However, a marked uptick in frequency of the missile attacks has badly strained America’s seven-year alliance with Pakistan, where rising violence is exacerbating economic problems gnawing at the nuclear-armed Islamic republic’s stability.

Having called in U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson on Wednesday, “a strong protest was lodged on the continued missile attacks by U.S. drones inside Pakistani territory,” a Foreign Ministry statement said.

The attacks have led to the loss of “precious lives and property” and “undermine public support for the government’s counterterrorism policies,” the statement said.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/ap_pakistan_102908/%2e

[bdamomma]

1. kick and rec

while we are obsessed with the election, Bush and Cheney are still causing havoc. Hurry up and we need to get these guys out.