US-Pakistan relations 'at turning point' after killing of Bin Laden, warns Clinton

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Source: The Guardian

The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has said that relations between the US and Pakistan have reached a turning point after the killing of Osama bin Laden and that Pakistan must make "decisive steps" to fight terrorism.

Clinton made the remarks on Friday after meeting Pakistan's civilian and military leaders on a brief trip to Islamabad to repair relations, which have been badly frayed by the US raid on 2 May that killed the al-Qaida leader.

The Pakistanis were angry that they had not been told of the raid in advance, while the location of Bin Laden's hideout, in an army town not far from the capital, raised US suspicions that members of the security services must have known his whereabouts.

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, who was also in Pakistan, was blunt. "I think we all realise the challenges under which this relationship now labours," he told reporters. "We had very candid discussions, the kind of discussion two friends should be able to have at times like this."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/27/clinton-zardari-us-pakistan-bin-laden

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1. Or What?

The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has said that relations between the US and Pakistan have reached a turning point after the killing of Osama bin Laden and that Pakistan must make "decisive steps" to fight terrorism.

Aparentlly Clinton hasn't noticed that Pakistan has a new friend. China.

And their new friend doesn't send commando teams into their country and doesn't kill their people
with robot machines.

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2. It's all so difficult, in Libya Al Qaeda is a friend nt