 AP Photo We're all but at war in Pakistan's remote tribal areas, where the locals have a long history of taking revenge. TAGGED: Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Taliban, Drones, al-Qaeda, Europe, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, Afghanistan, PakistanRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| The U.S. intelligence community has won plaudits for helping derail a series of recent terror plots, including this week’s disclosure of an al-Qaida affiliate’s attempt to use a sophisticated underwear bomb to destroy a... more ›› |
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