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Insurgents Not Interested In Reconciliation, Says CIA Chief

June 28 2010

USA

The head of the Central Intelligence Agency says there is no evidence that Afghan insurgents are truly interested in reconciliation with the government, the Washington Post reports.

On ABC's "This Week," program, Director Leon Panetta said that insurgent leaders will never give up their weapons or denounce Al-Qaida unless they believe the U.S. will win in Afghanistan.

Panetta also dismissed reports that senior Pakistani military and intelligence officials are seeking to...

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