Washington: Those behind the 9/11 terror
strikes are still in the Af-Pak region and planning more
attacks against the United States, country's top officials
said on Monday.
White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, said the Obama
administration has re-oriented its focus on Pakistan and
Afghanistan, the place were 9/11 attacks originated.
"We are drawing down in Iraq and focusing on Pakistan and
Afghanistan, the place where the attacks of 9/11 originated
and where people sit in caves and in houses today planning
more attacks on this country," Gibbs told the NBC channel.
He said the administration has renewed its approach
towards addressing the threat coming from Al Qaeda and the
Taliban and strengthened its partnerships with a number of
countries.
"The President certainly has taken steps in his time in
office to re-orient our priorities as it comes to fighting
that war on terror," Gibbs sid.
PTI
First Published: Monday, December 28, 2009, 08:36