Bush: al Qaeda safe haven in Pakistan "troubling"
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President George W. Bush said on Saturday he was troubled by a U.S. intelligence report's finding that al Qaeda had become entrenched in a safe haven in Pakistan's tribal region near Afghanistan.
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the U.S. commander in Afghanistan has launched a review of the American mission there with a major focus on counterterrorism, a senior U.S. military official said Sunday. U.S. intelligence shows that al Qaeda has carved a safe haven in the region, and attacks by the Taliban have increased.
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A political meltdown in Pakistan, where Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and nuclear weapons are all in play, could be a disaster for the Bush administration.
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Al Qaeda has become entrenched in a remote corner of Pakistan, and the United States fears a military strike could spawn new militant activity in the country, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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Fierce fighting in a militant  infested tribal region underscored Western fears of an al Qaeda  threat radiating from Pakistan as U.S. officials met President  Pervez Musharraf for talks on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON, 5 December 2004 - President George W. Bush offered no criticism yesterday of Pakistanâs role in the still-unsuccessful hunt for Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, even though Pakistanâs army is pulling out of one area where the terrorist
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President Bush reaffirmed his confidence Tuesday in Pakistan's president as a strong ally in the war against extremists.
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Pakistan's ÂtruceÂ with militants in the lawless region bordering Afghanistan has set off concern among American analysts.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has made it clear that a U.S. military mission to capture Osama bin Laden or other top al Qaeda leaders on Pakistani soil would be unwelcome and "against the sovereignty of Pakistan."
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A peace deal between Pakistan and   pro-Taliban militants does not give "safe haven" to terrorists   who may be hiding on tribal lands near the Pakistani-Afghan   border, President Bush said in an interview on Thursday.
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President George W. Bush has decided to send an unusually tough message to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf warning that the new Democratic-led Congress could cut aid to his country unless it does more to crack down on al Qaeda operatives, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
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US President George W. Bush held talks Saturday morning with visiting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, focusing on continued commitment to fighting terrorism.
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Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders Osama bin Laden and Mullah Mohammad Omar and their top commanders are hiding in Pakistan, posing a "huge challenge" to the security of the country and neighboring Afghanistan, a senior US administration official said.
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President Bush on Saturday defended Pakistan&#39;s cooperation in the hunt for Osama bin Laden despite the inability of US and Pakistani troops to find the al-Qaida leader who, Bush once declared, was wanted dead or alive.
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President George W. Bush urged the   leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday to improve   cooperation in fighting terrorism as he mediated talks aimed at   easing tensions between the two U.S. allies.
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CHARLESTON, S.C., July 24 -- President Bush argued anew Tuesday that the Sunni insurgent group known as al-Qaeda in Iraq is an integral part of the larger al-Qaeda terrorist network, as he attempted to rebut critics who say the war in Iraq has distracted the United States from a broader struggle...
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan yesterday rejected a claim by the US intelligence chief that Osama bin Laden and his deputy were hiding in northwestern Pakistan, and that Al Qaeda was setting up camps near the Afghan border.