Massachusetts: Keating tours Middle East; Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq

By
Steven Dodrill
– Posted on June 14, 2011Posted in: Local News

Fresh off of a trip to the Middle East, United States Congressman Bill Keating is back in the United States, addressing concerns over Pakistan, one of the countries he visited in his secret trip.

The trip, which featured stops in Iraq and Afghanistan, was kept from the public, to protect the delegation’s safety, until Sunday when they returned to the United States.

The Democrat says in Iraq, he saw firsthand the ongoing transfer, where US led security forces, are preparing to transfer control to local officials.

Keating says Iraq is in a more advanced stage of transfer compared to Afghanistan, where US Forces are still trying to stabilize the region.

Keating says his trip to Pakistan, creates a Moral dilemma, because of the fact that Pakistani’s have ties to terrorist

He says his House of Representatives delegation was the first to visit the volatile area, since the killing of Osama Bin Laden.

The South Shore Democrat was joined by four republican congressmen on the trip to the Middle East

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Steven Dodrill is a member of the WATD news team as a full-time news reporter and weekend anchor while assuming the duties of Manager of Web and News Services. The 25 year-old Franklin Pierce University graduate adds a blend of new media to the traditional news for WATD listeners over the airwaves, and for the readers on the web. Dodrill has a vast amount of experience in on-air and online platforms. "Follow" him on Twitter At Franklin Pierce, Steven worked to introduce new forms of media like YouTube, and Twitter to the Franklin Pierce community.  Steven graduated Cum Laude and with honors in Mass Communication from Franklin Pierce University in May of 2009. Steven focused his education and experience in New Hampshire around sports broadcasting, digital media, broadcast journalism, news, media production, and political reporting. "Like" him on Facebook Dodrill also interned with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summer of 2007, and most recently in the spring of 2009 he completed an internship in the newsroom at WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH.