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Michael Mullen
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Nato 'hits Pakistan checkpoint'
October 20, 2011 - February 2, 2012
Coalition allies continue Libya air strikes
February 22, 2011 - May 2, 2011
10 Pakistani troops killed in gun battle at naval base
May 22, 2011 - July 24, 2011
Obama says world safer without Bin Laden
February 19, 2011 - May 8, 2011
US aid official kidnapped in Pakistan
August 18, 2011 - October 5, 2011
China train crash kills 35
June 4, 2011 - July 27, 2011
Europe eyes Afghan pullout after Obama pledge
June 2, 2011 - July 18, 2011
Iraqi al-Qaeda leader killed in jail fight
April 22, 2011 - May 7, 2011
Iran hits back over nuclear report
November 4, 2011 - February 9, 2012
Karzai meets NATO on Afghan troop withdrawal
February 17, 2011 - February 19, 2011
Protesters retake key square in Bahrain
February 17, 2011 - February 28, 2011
Report: al Qaeda names new leader
June 16, 2011 - June 18, 2011
Mubarak promises fail to silence Egypt protests
February 12, 2011 - February 14, 2011
Japan on high nuclear alert
March 10, 2011 - May 6, 2011
Karzai seeks peace talks with Pakistan, not Taliban
September 20, 2011 - October 1, 2011
Yemeni Jet Bombs Army Post, Killing 30 Soldiers
September 30, 2011 - October 1, 2011
Preparations for final shuttle mission
July 8, 2011 - July 10, 2011
US army ends 'don't ask' policy 10:27 Pentagon prepares for new era with end of law preventing openly gay people serving
September 19, 2011 - September 20, 2011
Osama bin Laden killed by US troops in Pakistan
May 2, 2011 - May 6, 2011
William Hague arrives in Benghazi
June 9, 2011 - July 26, 2011
Obama toughens line in talks with Hu
April 27, 2011 - May 4, 2011
Live: Fall of Tripoli
August 22, 2011 - September 21, 2011
September 11: Terror alert high as America marks 9/11 anniversary
September 10, 2011 - September 11, 2011
Saleh 'to seek medical care in Saudi Arabia'
June 9, 2011 - June 9, 2011
CIA boss to be new US defence secretary
April 27, 2011 - April 27, 2011
Bomb attacks in Iraq target Shia pilgrims
July 7, 2011 - July 7, 2011
Explosions rock British Council in Kabul
August 10, 2011 - August 10, 2011
Deadly landslide hits South Korean resort
July 26, 2011 - July 26, 2011
Iran releases US men jailed as spies
September 28, 2011 - September 28, 2011
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[ said]: Because of providing that safe haven, because of connections between Pakistan intelligence and the Haqqanis, Pakistan bears some responsibility for the attacks on us,
cnn 01-FEB-12
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[ said]: [WikiLeaks] might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an Afghan family,
mondediplo 26-JAN-12
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[-said]: We are not talking to Iran. So we don’t understand each other,
arabtimes 05-JAN-12
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[said:]: If something happens, it's virtually assured that we won't get it right, that there will be miscalculations which would be extremely dangerous in that part of the world.
cnn 28-DEC-11
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[ says]: He made his way to Dundalk over two weeks but was unable to find his way home,
argus 07-DEC-11
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[-said]: We come from fewer and fewer places -- we've BRAC'ed our way out of significant portions of the country,
time 12-NOV-11
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[-warned]: If they keep killing our troops, that would not be something we would just sit idly by and watch,
iol 03-OCT-11
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[-said]: But the intensity of the recent events and the strategic support that the ISI and the Pakistani military both give to the Haqqani network directly and indirectly, is what I was focused on,
economictimes 03-OCT-11
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[-said]: The link between the Pakistan military and specifically the ISI, their intelligence agency, is very well-known. And I have argued for the need to sever this link. That also has to do with getting control of that safe haven. That's not a new discussion. It's not a new issue. It's long lasting,
economictimes 03-OCT-11
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[-responded]: Well, that's why I'm here,
CBSnews 02-OCT-11
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[-told]: It's fundamentally an integrity issue <
CBSnews 02-OCT-11
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[-recalled]: Within about, oh, I don't know, 30 seconds, I could tell where he was going,
CBSnews 02-OCT-11
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[-said]: The men and women of your armed forces are the best we have ever known,
globalsecurity 01-OCT-11
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[ said]: The Haqqani network, for one, acts, as a veritable arm of Pakistan’s internal services intelligence agency,
globalsecurity 01-OCT-11
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[-added]: Our time together has been short in days, but long on substance. I consider myself fortunate to have had this opportunity to learn from you, as I did under Secretary [Robert M.] Gates another extraordinary man I consider a good friend and a mentor.
globalsecurity 01-OCT-11
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[-said]: Help them through their trials, be tolerant of them and each other,
globalsecurity 01-OCT-11
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[-said]: Cuts in defense spending are fair game. We should do our part,
globalsecurity 01-OCT-11
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[-said]: But cut too deeply, and we will burn the very blanket of protection we have been charged to provide our fellow citizens. Cut too deeply now, and we will harm, perhaps irreparably, the industrial base from which we procure the materials of war.
globalsecurity 01-OCT-11
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[-also said]: Cut too deeply now, and we will harm, perhaps irreparably, the industrial base from which we procure the materials of war.
upi 30-SEP-11
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[-added]: I urged Marty to remember the importance of Pakistan to all of this, to try and do a better job than I did with that vexing and yet vital relationship,
geo 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: All of my advice has been heard,
upi 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: Welcome them back to those places, not with bands and bunting or yellow ribbons, but with the solemn recognition that they have done your bidding, they have represented you well, they have carried the best of you and of this country into battle,
cnn 30-SEP-11
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[ said]: I continue to believe that there is no solution in the region without Pakistan, and no stable future in the region without a partnership,
news 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: And he really likes it when you laugh at his jokes. It just makes the meeting go better.
cnn 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: Cuts in defense spending are fair game and we should do our part, but cut too deeply and we will burn the very blanket of protection we've been charged to provide our fellow citizens,
upi 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: War has changed them and their loved ones forever, but it has not changed their dreams,
AP 30-SEP-11
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[-added]: I urge Marty to remember the importance of Pakistan to all of this, to try and do a better job than I did with that vexing and yet vital relationship,
tribune 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: I urged Marty to remember the importance of Pakistan to all of this, to try and do a better job than I did with that vexing and yet vital relationship.
cnn 30-SEP-11
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[-told]: People go away, skills go away and the enormity of the investment to bring it back if you've got that wrong, it's not going to be there,
reuters 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: We have become the best counterinsurgency force in the world, but we have done so at the expense of critical conventional capabilities we necessarily let lapse,
xinhuanet_en 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: made it clear from the beginning that he valued military counsel and that protecting the American people was his top priority, and he's made good on both promises,
upi 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: in seeing this critical transition through to its completion, in making sure that the security gains we have made are not squandered by the scourge of corruption or the lack of good governance that still plagues the country,
tribune 30-SEP-11
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[-also asked]: really likes it when you laugh at his jokes and it makes the meeting go better.
upi 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: In seeing this critical transition through to its completion, in making sure that the security gains we have made are not squandered by the scourge of corruption or the lack of good governance that still plagues the country, our strategy is the right one,
cnn 30-SEP-11
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[said:]: Not a word,
asiantribune 29-SEP-11
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[ said]: The Haqqani network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's internal services intelligence agency,
voanews 29-SEP-11
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[-said]: I just think those links have to be broken,
ABCnews 29-SEP-11
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[-told]: With respect to the ISI, we enjoy in ways a very positive relationship in some areas, we're focused on shared interests, we've operated together, and from that perspective it's been very positive and actually improving,
cnn 29-SEP-11
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[-said]: not a word.
news 29-SEP-11
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[said:]: the strategic intent here is to ... focus on this like a laser, because it's been there for a long time and unless the Pakistani leaders take action, it will continue to be there and that support will continue to be there.
cnn 29-SEP-11
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[-said]: But if they’re broken, I think that fundamentally changes the viability of that safe haven and the overall strategy.
ABCnews 29-SEP-11
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[said:]: the strategic intent here is to … focus on this like a laser, because it’s been there for a long time and unless the Pakistani leaders take action, it will continue to be there and that support will continue to be there.
ABCnews 29-SEP-11
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[-told]: With respect to the ISI, we enjoy in ways a very positive relationship in some areas, we’re focused on shared interests, we’ve operated together, and from that perspective, it’s been very positive and actually improving,
ABCnews 29-SEP-11
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[said:]: the strategic intent here is to focus on this like a laser, because it's been there for a long time and unless the Pakistani leaders take action, it will continue to be there and that support will continue to be there.
geo 29-SEP-11
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[-said]: The Haqqani network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's intelligence,
cnn 29-SEP-11
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[-told]: We haven’t had a connection with Iran since 1979. Even in the darkest days of the Cold War, we had links to the Soviet Union,
khaleejtimes 29-SEP-11
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[-said]: There are elements I think of the ISI very active with Haqqani,
cnn 29-SEP-11
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[-told]: We haven't had a connection with Iran since 1979. Even in the darkest days of the Cold War, we had links to the Soviet Union,
timesofmalta 28-SEP-11
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[-told]: It is very clear they have supported them,
newschannel5 28-SEP-11
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[said:]: has long enjoyed the support and protection of the Pakistani government and is, in many ways, a strategic arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency.
npr 28-SEP-11
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[-said]: With ISI support, Haqqani operatives planned and conducted (September 11) truck bomb attack, as well as the assault on our embassy,
tribune 25-SEP-11
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[-said]: The number of insurgent-initiated attacks has for several months been the same or lower than it was at the same time last year,
globalsecurity 24-SEP-11
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[-said]: We are on pace to remove all American troops from Iraq by the end of the year, per the Strategic Framework Agreement and the orders of the commander in chief,
globalsecurity 24-SEP-11
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[ said]: The Haqqani network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan’s internal services intelligence agency,
voanews 24-SEP-11
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[-said]: With ISI support, the Haqqani operatives planned and conducted that (September 10) truck bomb attack (on a NATO base), as well as the assault on our embassy. We also have credible intelligence that they were behind the June 28th attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul and a host of other smaller, but effective operations,
trendnews 24-SEP-11
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[-said]: With ISI support, Haqqani operatives planned and conducted that truck bomb attack as well as the assault on our embassy,
upi 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: a host of other smaller but effective operations.
msnbc 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: By exporting violence, they have eroded their internal security and their position in the region. They have undermined their international credibility and threatened their economic well-being,
news24 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: They're shipping EFPs and IRAMs. And the IRAMs are getting bigger and bigger. And so, there is a great downside potential for destabilizing particularly southern Iraq, that actually I think Prime Minister Malaki and the Iraqi leadership is concerned about,
news 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: If they keep killing our troops that would not be something we would just sit idly by and watch,
france24 23-SEP-11
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[-told]: and a host of other smaller but effective operations
ft 23-SEP-11
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[-told]: The Haqqani Network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency,
scmp 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: With ISI support, the Haqqani operatives planned and conducted that truck bomb attack, as well as the assault on our embassy. We also have credible intelligence that they were behind the June 28th attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul and a host of other smaller, but effective operations.
trendnews 23-SEP-11
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[added:]: By exporting violence, they have eroded their internal security and their position in the region. They have undermined their international credibility and threatened their economic well-being.
france24 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: The need for the Haqqani network to disengage, specifically the need for the ISI to disconnect from Haqqani and from this proxy war that they're fighting -- and without that we can't succeed in the overall effort as well,
globalsecurity 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: The Haqqani network ... acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency,
aljazeera 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: In choosing to use violent extremism as an instrument of policy, the government of Pakistan, and most especially the Pakistani army and ISI, jeopardizes not only the prospect of our strategic partnership but Pakistan's opportunity to be a respected nation with legitimate regional influence,
news 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: We also have credible intelligence that they were behind the June 28 attack against the Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul and a host of other smaller but effective operations.
scmp 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: Even in the darkest days of the Cold War, U.S. officials could still talk with the Soviets,
AP 23-SEP-11
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[ said]: The Haqqani network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency,
bbc 23-SEP-11
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[said:]: the Haqqani network ... acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Agency. ... With ISI support, Haqqani operatives planned and conducted (a Sept. 11) truck bomb attack, as well as the assault on our embassy,
france24 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: With ISI support, Haqqani operatives planned and conducted [a September 11] truck bomb attack, as well as the assault on our embassy,
scmp 23-SEP-11
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[-also said]: acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's [Inter-Services Intelligence] agency.
rferl 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: I think we need to continue to stay engaged. And I don’t know when the breakthrough is going to take place. ... We need to be there, you know, when the light goes on,
france24 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: With ISI support, Haqqani operatives planned and conducted [a September 11] truck bomb attack , as well as the assault on our embassy,
aljazeera 23-SEP-11
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[-told]: With ISI support, Haqqani operatives planned and conducted that truck bomb attack, as well as the assault on our embassy,
AP 23-SEP-11
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[-told]: If we continue to draw down forces apace while such public and systemic corruption is left unchecked,
msnbc 23-SEP-11
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[-said that]: What I believe is the relationship with Pakistan is critical. We walked away from them in the past and in walking away from Pakistan, walking away from Afghanistan, it's where -- look where we are today.
globalsecurity 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: In choosing to use violent extremism as an instrument of policy, the government of Pakistan -- and most especially the Pakistani Army and ISI -- jeopardizes not only the prospect of our strategic partnership but Pakistan's opportunity to be a respected nation with legitimate regional influence,
rferl 23-SEP-11
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[-told]: The Haqqani Network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan?s Inter-Services Intelligence agency,
france24 23-SEP-11
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[-told]: The Haqqani network ... acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency,
xinhuanet_en 23-SEP-11
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[-told]: They (the Iranians) have been warned about continuing it ... that if they keep killing our troops, that will not be something we will sit idly by and watch,
news 23-SEP-11
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[ said]: The Haqqani network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan’s internalservices intelligence agency,
globalsecurity 23-SEP-11
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[-told]: The Haqqani network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency,
ChinaPost 23-SEP-11
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[-told]: With ISI support, Haqqani operatives plan and conducted that truck bomb attack, as well as the assault on our embassy,
AP 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: While Pakistan is part of the problem in the region, it must also be part of solution,
AP 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: In choosing to use violent extremism as an instrument of policy, the government of Pakistan, and most especially the Pakistani army and ISI, jeopardises not only the prospect of our strategic partnership but Pakistan's opportunity to be a respected nation with legitimate regional influence,
smh 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: They have undermined their international credibility and threatened their economic well-being,
globalsecurity 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: These acts of violence are as much about headlines and playing on the fears of a traumatised people, as they are about inflicting casualties - maybe even more so,
scmp 23-SEP-11
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Haqqani [-maintained that]: I have no role in creating, drafting and sending the memo to US chief of staff Admiral Mike Mullen. I only knew about the memogate through media. After that I tendered my resignation to the President of Pakistan to get me clear from the accusations levelled against me.
nation 10-JAN-12
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Husain Haqqani [said:]: I had no role in creating, drafting and/or delivering the memorandum to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen.
independent 10-JAN-12
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Haqqani [-said]: I had no role in creating, drafting and/or delivering the memorandum to the (U.S.) Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen,
alertnet 09-JAN-12
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Haqqani [-said]: I had no role in creating, drafting and/or delivering the memorandum to the (US) Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen,
tribune 09-JAN-12
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Haqqani [-said yesterday]: I had no role in creating, drafting and/or delivering the memorandum to the [then US] Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen,
scmp 09-JAN-12
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Nawaz Sharif [said:]: The letter written and sent to Mike Mullen with the help of Pakistan Ambassador in US Hussain Haqqani, sought to put Pakistan army under the US control
geo 20-NOV-11
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Riedel [-said]: But they have not developed a Plan B for dealing with Pakistani malfeasance and that is why they are now walking back Mullen's tough statements. DRONE STRIKES A bureaucratic turf war continues in the meantime, with the Pentagon defending military-military ties with Pakistan; the State Department pushing reconciliation talks with the Taleban and Pakistan-based militants; the CIA holding onto its contacts with the Inter-Services Intelligence agency; and the US Agency for International Development arguing pros
kuwaittimes 01-OCT-11
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Dempsey [-said]: Although you’re a sailor and I’m a soldier, in the tradition of the horse cavalry, I want you to know that I will be proud to tell people that I rode with Mike Mullen during some of the most challenging times in our nation’s history,
globalsecurity 01-OCT-11
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Clinton [-argued]: But Admiral Mullen also said that this is a very critical consequential relationship. We have a lot of interests that are in common, most particularly the fight against terrorism,
deccanherald 30-SEP-11
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Carney [said:]: Well, Admiral Mullen testified, and his words are there and they reflect the fact that we have this issue with Pakistan over the safe havens provided to the Haqqani network within Pakistan.
upi 29-SEP-11
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Toner [ said]: As far as our concerns about the Haqqani Network, that’s been raised at the highest levels. Secretary Clinton has spoken about it, Secretary of Defense Panetta as well as others, Admiral Mullen last week,
AHN 27-SEP-11
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Kayani [ said]: Admiral Mullen knows fully well which countries are in contact with the Haqqanis. Singling out Pakistan is neither fair nor productive,
trendnews 24-SEP-11
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Abbas [-said]: Admiral Mullen knows full well which countries are in contact with the Haqqanis. Singling out Pakistan is neither fair nor productive.
cnn 24-SEP-11
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Masood [-told]: Michael Mullen is wrongly calling Haqqani network as an extension of Pakistani ISI. It is Pakistan's approach towards the group that has harmed its relations with the US
rediff 23-SEP-11
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Kayani [-added]: Admiral Mullen knows fully well which all countries are in contact with the Haqqanis. Singling out Pakistan is neither fair nor productive
rediff 23-SEP-11
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Panetta [-said]: Chairman Mike Mullen, who has become a dear friend, I thank you for your leadership, and I thank you for your continuing guidance as I take on this challenge,
globalsecurity 23-JUL-11
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Obama [-said]: he said. I believe that history will also record Mike Mullen as the chairman who said what he believed is right and declared no one in uniform should ever have to sacrifice their integrity to serve their country,
kuwaittimes 31-MAY-11
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Obama [-said]: I believe that history will also record Mike Mullen as the chairperson who said what he believed is right and declared no one in uniform should ever have to sacrifice their integrity to serve their country,
iafrica 31-MAY-11
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Biddle [-said]: Three of the most forceful advocates for a large effort in Afghanistan are all going to be leaving: Mullen, Gates and Petraeus,
msnbc 28-APR-11
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McCain [replied:]: You have seen that? You might tell Admiral Mullen that you've seen that.
cnn 04-MAR-11
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