The Predator Feud Drones On

By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | April 23, 2011 | +

Pakistani protesters condemn U. S. drone attacks in Pakistani territory on Friday, April 22, 2011 in Multan, Pakistan / AP, Khalid Tanveer

A peek inside the tensions between Islamabad and Washington over the CIA’s use of armed Predator drones over Pakistan to take out Taliban operatives in safe havens along the Af-Pak frontier, from Time’s Omar Waraich in the Pakistani capital.

Related Topics: Afghanistan, CIA, Intelligence, Military, National Security, Pakistan, Weapons

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