An unidentified State Department official refused to address the Pakistani minister’s criticism, declaring coolly that the issue was “an internal matter for Pakistan”.

i'll translate that: the pakistani minister's criticism was a political response designed to present a specific false image to pakistani voters, rather than a legitimate expression of outrage.

i saw an article a while back suggesting that there may be a connection between certain journalists and drone strikes, suggesting either that these journalists are cia or that they're being tracked.

it wouldn't surprise me to learn that the peace talks were a ploy to determine the whereabouts of certain "terrorists".

but i'm running on speculation, here.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19905-drone-strike-served-cia-revenge-blocked-pakistans-strategy