Monday, February 21, 2011

News Alert: American Held in Pakistan Shootings Worked With the C.I.A.

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Mon, February 21, 2011 -- 12:14 PM ET
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American Held in Pakistan Shootings Worked With the C.I.A.

The American arrested in Pakistan after shooting two men at a
crowded traffic stop was part of a covert, C.I.A.-led team of
operatives conducting surveillance on militant groups deep
inside the country, according to American government
officials.

Working from a safe house in the eastern city of Lahore, the
detained American contractor, Raymond A. Davis, a retired
Special Forces soldier, carried out scouting and other
reconnaissance missions for a Central Intelligence Agency
task force of case officers and technical surveillance
experts, the officials said.

Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/world/asia/22pakistan.html?emc=na


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