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Sunday, May 09, 2010

US Warns Pakistan Over NY Bomb Plot


The US secretary of state says Islamabad would face "very severe consequences," if a terrorist attack on US soil was traced to Pakistan.

"We've made it very clear that if -- heaven-forbid -- an attack like this that we can trace back to Pakistan were to have been successful, there would be very severe consequences," Hillary Clinton told CBS TV during an interview on Saturday.

Pundits say that the US officials are using the incident as a pre-text to expand the military presence in Pakistan. Based on official estimates, the US military already has 200 troops on the ground in Pakistan, as part of a secret intelligence program, taking part in joint operations with the Pakistani Army against militant groups.'

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