I found an interesting story, including an audio of an interview, on NPR on US actions in the Pakistan border areas. Most regulars here will find it interesting:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94591136

“NPR has learned that the raid by helicopter-borne U.S. Special Operations forces in Pakistan last week was not an isolated incident but part of a three-phase plan, approved by President Bush, to strike at Osama bin Laden and top al-Qaida leadership.”