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Agency Director Michael Hayden also told a Washington think tank he and the head of Pakistan's intelligence service, Lt.-Gen. Ahmed Shujaa Pasha, shared in a meeting last month common views on how to contain the militant threat. This was despite heated Pakistani protests over U.S. military strikes inside Pakistan aimed at stopping al Qaeda and Taliban cross-border attacks in Afghanistan. "There's a lot more commonality on how the threat should be dealt with than many people seem to assume," Hayden told the Atlantic Council of the United States. There may be Taliban elements the United States could talk to, he said, to fracture its alliance with al Qaeda -- a view also expressed by advisers to President-elect Barack Obama. The United States in recent months has stepped up drone-carried missile strikes against militants inside Pakistan, and in September launched a commando ground attack across the border. Washington has shrugged off protests from Pakistan, but some experts fear the raid may have undermined Pakistan's fragile democracy and cooperation with the United States. Hayden, without acknowledging the strikes or the U.S. role in them, said several veteran al Qaeda fighters and commanders had died over the past year, "by violence or natural causes." 'FEELING SOME HEAT' This has shaken al Qaeda's sense of security, he said. "When we and our allies take terrorists like this off the battlefield ... those that remain are feeling some heat," Hayden said. "We force them to spend more time and resources on self-preservation. And that distracts them ... from laying the groundwork for the next attack. We keep al Qaeda off balance." Still, he said, the border region remained the base of al Qaeda's leadership, which had developed a more durable structure and a deep reserve of skilled operatives. "Al Qaeda operating from its safe haven in Pakistan's tribal areas remains the most clear and present danger to the safety of the United States," Hayden said. The hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden "is very much at the top of CIA's priority list," Hayden said. "Because of his iconic stature, his death or capture clearly would have a significant impact on the confidence of his followers," he said. Continued... View article on single page Share: Del.icio.us Digg Mixx My Web Facebook LinkedIn Next Article: Obama likely to push courts away from right Also on Reuters Just A Minute With: David Archuleta on life after "Idol" Slideshow Music captured through color, shape and movement How low can oil go? A lot lower, but it'll recover Editor's Choice Pictures Video Articles Slideshow A selection of our best photos from the past 24 hours. Slideshow Afghan Girls Obama music A social mobile Lifestyle: Putting the bite on cafe culture Health: Bone marrow transplant suppresses AIDS? 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