Airstrikes Kill 9 in Pakistan Region That Harbors Militants - New York Times - The Diigo Meta page

• 22 Mar 08
  

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  George Bush says he will finish the Al Qaeda off before he leaves office.

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  • Uzbek and Arab fighters, as well as Taliban militants, took sanctuary in North and South Waziristan after American and allied forces pushed the Taliban out of Afghanistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
  • A sudden increase in visits to Pakistan by senior American military officers, including two visits by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, in the past two months, point to pressure within the Bush administration to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants before President Bush leaves office, American and Pakistani officials say.

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