NATO Denies U.S. Military Pushing to Expand Raids in Pakistan

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Fox News:

The covert U.S. campaign of drone attacks on terror suspects in Pakistan is one of the worst kept secrets in international diplomacy. Now, U.S. military leaders reportedly are asking for an even greater presence in the country.

American forces are pushing to expand special operations raids into tribal areas of neighboring Pakistan where Islamist militants are known to find refuge, The New York Times reported late Monday, a charge the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan denied Tuesday.

NATO's deputy chief of communications, U.S. Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, said there was no truth to a report published in the Times.

Citing unnamed American officials in Washington, the Times reported on its website late Monday that U.S. military commanders believe special operations forces could capture militants for interrogation, bringing in an intelligence windfall.

"There is absolutely no truth to reporting in The New York Times that U.S. forces are planning to conduct ground operations into Pakistan," Smith said.