Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Exclusive: Obama Admin. Gets Tough on Pakistan; Asserts Pakistan Must Cut Ties with Taliban Group

The Washington Post website -- in an exclusive report today (September 20, 2011) -- states that the Obama administration has sharply warned Pakistan that it must cut ties with a leading Taliban group based in the tribal region along the Afghan border and help eliminate its leaders.

In what amounts to an ultimatum, administration officials have indicated the U.S. will act unilaterally if Pakistan does not comply.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today, "We are going to take whatever steps are necessary to protect our forces" in Afghanistan from attacks by the Haqqani terrorist network, which has had a long relationship with Pakistan's intelligence service.

"We've continued to state that this cannot happen," Panetta added, of the Haqqani strikes -- including a September 13 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

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