Obama Widens Missile Strikes Inside Pakistan

From an overt war in Iraq to a covert war in Pakistan. How's that for change?

WASHINGTON — With two missile strikes over the past week, the Obama administration has expanded the covert war run by the Central Intelligence Agency inside Pakistan, attacking a militant network seeking to topple the Pakistani government.

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But how can it be a "covert war" if it is being reported on in the first sentence of a front page story in the NY Times?

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