Pakistan, One Thing After Another…
Pakistan-U.S. Security Relationship at Lowest Point Since 2001, Officials Say by Karen DeYoung and and Griff Witte, Washington Post. BLUF: “The security relationship between the United States and Pakistan has sunk to its lowest level since the two countries agreed to cooperate after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, endangering counterterrorism programs that depend on the partnership, according to U.S. and Pakistani officials.”
Gates, Mullen Say U.S. Must Work With Pakistan Despite Rocky Road by Charley Keyes, CNN. BLUF: “The nation’s top military man warned Wednesday that the United States must continue to work with Pakistan as a partner despite years of mistrust.”
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Fights to Keep His Job by Jane Perlez, New York Times. BLUF: “Pakistan’s army chief, the most powerful man in the country, is fighting to save his position in the face of seething anger from top generals and junior officers since the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden, according to Pakistani officials and people who have met the chief in recent weeks.”
Pakistan Denies Army Major’s Arrest for CIA Links by the Associated Press. BLUF: “The Pakistani army denied Wednesday that one of its majors was among a group of Pakistanis who Western officials say were arrested for feeding the CIA information before the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden.”
