Holbrooke testifies on Pakistan strategy in Washington
Richard Holbrooke, special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the State Department, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding U.S. strategy in Pakistan on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 12, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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