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At the Pentagon, a senior spokesman, U.S. Marine Corps Colonel David Lapan, says the Pakistanis fired first and that the response should not be surprising.

Pakistan Halts NATO Supplies After Attack 2010

Colonel Lapan says that is a timeframe that has been "very well chronicled," so he does not expect major revelations about the conduct of the war.

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Dave Lapan said was still not clear whether others could have been involved in planning the attack.

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A Pentagon spokesman, Col. David Lapan, told reporters Thursday that the U.S. officials are concerned that "elements of the ISI might be interacting with terrorist organizations in ways that aren't consistent with what the government and the military are doing."

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But Colonel Lapan says there has been no immediate impact from the Pakistani move.

Pakistan Halts NATO Supplies After Attack 2010

One of the key focuses of the investigation will be to determine whether others were involved in the incident besides the shooter, Lapan said.

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David Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters on Monday.

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Lapan told reporters Monday that as part of that planning, the Pentagon is repositioning some naval and air forces.

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Dave Lapan said Pentagon planners are working on various options and contingency plans as the violence aimed at overthrowing the government continues in the North African nation, the Associated Press reported.

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Lapan notes that the other crossing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border remains open to NATO trucks, and that the alliance also has air routes and a northern land route to keep supplies flowing.

Pakistan Halts NATO Supplies After Attack 2010