MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
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Pakistan and NATO Forces Exchange Fire
By artappraiser on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 9:18am |By Salman Masood, New York Times, May 17, 2011
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani ground troops opened fire on two NATO helicopters that crossed into Pakistan’s airspace from Afghanistan early Tuesday morning, the Pakistani Army said in a statement. A firefight then briefly erupted between NATO forces and the troops, the statement said, and two Pakistani soldiers were wounded.
The clash took place at Admi Kot Post in the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan, an area that American officials have long regarded as a haven used by militants to attack coalition forces inside Afghanistan....
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/world/asia/18pakistan.html?hp
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