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Gareth Porter: Bush Admin Ignored Warnings Against Pakistani Air Strikes

Gareth Porter: Bush Admin Ignored Warnings Against Pakistani Air Strikes

In Pakistan, twenty-five people, including several women and children, are now reported to have been killed in Monday’s US drone attack on a compound in western Pakistan. A new article by investigative journalist Gareth Porter reveals that the Bush administration ignored warnings against such raids from the American intelligence community. They said that such raids could benefit the Taliban and destabilize the Pakistani military. [includes rush transcript]

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