from times of india....
"The United States answered Pakistan's belligerent threat of ''dire consequence'' for America in the event of another violation of its sovereignty with another punitive Drone strike on Friday, as Washington's focus shifted to Mullah Omar, Al Zawahiri and other terrorists it believes are hiding in that country.
In a severe response to the Pakistani military's effort to draw a line in the sand, including warning that it would stop cooperating with US, Washington continued its pattern of bombing terrorist targets each time Islamabad voiced such defiance. Friday's strike in the Datta Khel region, which reportedly killed 12 militants, came as US lawmakers and the administration grappled with how to bring its dodgy and confrontational ally to heel.
There is now pressure on the administration to go after other key terror operators sheltered by Pakistan. ''That Bin Laden was hiding in plain sight demonstrates the complicity of the Pakistan government. Now that he has been eliminated, the question should be: Who is next?'' posed Bing West, a former assistant secretary of defence, answering, ''This is not the time for the White Houseto take a bow and lower the curtain on the stage. Instead, Omar should be the next to be struck down.'' Others are demanding US intensify the hunt for Ayman al Zawahiri and other terrorists"......... read more here
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