Thursday, October 13, 2011 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — American drone-fired missiles killed a ranking member of the militant Haqqani network on Thursday in northwestern Pakistan, striking a group that Washington claims is the No. 1 threat in Afghanistan and is supported by Pakistani security forces, local intelligence officials said. BLOG POSTS  | Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Tehran's Tango: Iran's Terror Beachhead South of the Border
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