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==CIA, Blackwater, and the ISI==

==CIA, Blackwater, and the ISI==

The [[CIA]] has been conducting its covert war in Pakistan through various proxies mainly the [[Balckwater]] or Xe Services. Although initially U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan and the Pakistani officials were adamant in their denial of the presence of Blackwater in the country, in an interview with the Pakistani TV station, Express TV, in January 2010, Defense Secretary [[Robert Gates]] confirmed that the private security firms Blackwater and DynCorp were operating inside Pakistan.<ref>http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4237282</ref> Blackwater is a particularly emotive issue in Pakistan, where the company's name, along with the drone strikes, have become lightning rods for anti-American sentiment.<ref>http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/167395.html</ref>

The [[CIA]] has been conducting its covert war in Pakistan through various proxies mainly the [[Blackwater]] or Xe Services. Although initially U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan and the Pakistani officials were adamant in their denial of the presence of Blackwater in the country, in an interview with the Pakistani TV station, Express TV, in January 2010, Defense Secretary [[Robert Gates]] confirmed that the private security firms Blackwater and DynCorp were operating inside Pakistan.<ref>http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4237282</ref> Blackwater is a particularly emotional issue in Pakistan, where the company's name, along with the drone strikes, have become lightning rods for anti-American sentiment.<ref>http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/167395.html</ref> The ''[[Guardian (UK)]]'' on December 11, 2009, quoted an unnamed ex U.S. official as saying that Blackwater was operating at a secret CIA air base, Shamsi Air Base in Baluchistan] which is a key element in the CIA coordinated missile strikes.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/11/blackwater-in-cia-pakistan-base Blackwater operating at CIA Pakistan base, ex-official says, Declan Walsh and Ewen MacAskill, guardian.co.uk, Friday 11 December 2009.</ref>

The Guardian on December 11, 2009, quoted an unnamed ex U.S. official as saying that Blackwater was operating at a secret CIA air base, Shamsi Air Base in Baluchistan which is a key element in the CIA coordinated missile strikes. Guardian

Shortly after the raid 5 individuals who acted as informants were arrete.<ref>http://www.dailyindia.com/show/446213.php</ref>

Shortly after the raid 5 individuals who acted as informants were arreted.<ref>http://www.dailyindia.com/show/446213.php</ref>

==References==

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