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Afghanistan-Pak-India
US concentrates quake relief work in Pakistan extremists' areas
2005-10-20
Islamabad, Along with offering humanitarian aid to its ally in the War againt Terrorism, the United States is keen to use the opportunity to earn goodwill of Pakistanis with the objective of finding out the whereabouts of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. The US aid agency USAID is concentrating its activities in areas which happen to be the epicentres of Pakistan's extremist community.

Posted by:DanNY

#3  Maybe we can get some realistic damage assessments of just how badly our enemies were hit. There's also the possibility of picking up bin Laden's trail.

Fred, this almost merits the Spy vs. Spy graphic.
Posted by: Zenster   2005-10-20 17:35  

#2  In terms of intel, there might be something of value to be had. But in terms of reciprocated goodwill, our efforts there are unlikely to bear fruit.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-10-20 15:12  

#1  I hope there are lots of special forces types with the relief personnel.
Posted by: NYer4wot   2005-10-20 12:24  

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