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The fighting along Pakistan's northwest frontier with Afghanistan attracted the attention of both CBS and ABC. ABC had Nick Schifrin (no link) file from Peshawar where bazaars are stocked with military supplies stolen from American transports. Supply lines run overland from the port in Karachi to forces in Afghanistan through the tribal areas, where they are an inviting target for bandits. "Just this week members of the Taliban took joyrides in American HumVees after stealing twelve trucks full of US supplies without firing a single shot." Meanwhile CBS' Lara Logan obtained an Exclusive sitdown with Pakistan's President Asif ali-Zardari about the dozens of Predator drone attacks launched into his territory from the other direction by CIA operatives based in Afghanistan. He protested the raids as "undermining my sovereignty and not helping win the war for the hearts and minds of people." President Zardari claimed that the CIA acts without his knowledge or permission. Logan was skeptical: "Some believe the Pakistani government has to know but cannot say so publicly because the strikes are so unpopular."
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