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India-Pakistan
US missiles kill 12 in North Waziristan
2008-11-15
Suspected US drones fired four guided missiles early on Friday at a house in a North Waziristan village, killing 12 people and wounding three others.
We had this yesterday. Brought forward for any deail on who the guest of honor was.
The drone attack occurred at 1:45am in Aula Din Garaj Khel village, 50 kilometres southeast of Miranshah. The targeted house, belonging to a local tribesman Ameer Gul, was completely destroyed in the missile attack.

Three of the dead were identified as relatives of Ameer Gul while nine others could not be identified due to their bodies being deformed beyond recognition.
Three intelligence officials told AP that at least two missiles hit a house in Ghari Wam, a village about 18 miles from the Afghan border. Three of the dead were identified as relatives of Ameer Gul while nine others could not be identified due to their bodies being deformed beyond recognition. The injured were immediately shifted to nearby hospitals. One of the injured was critical. At least two of the injured were out of danger.

Foreign fighters: AP reported the 12 people killed included several foreign fighters. Taliban gunmen had cordoned the area and removed the bodies, one official said.

Another official put the toll at 13 and said 10 of them were foreigners. According to an estimate,
Friday's missile attack is the 38th in the Pakistan People's Party government's short span while a total of 36 such attacks took place during the tenure of the former regime under General (r) Pervez Musharraf.
Friday's missile attack is the 38th in the Pakistan People's Party government's short span while a total of 36 such attacks took place during the tenure of the former regime under General (r) Pervez Musharraf.

Top military officials demand halt to cross-border raids
Pakistani military authorities on Friday termed cross-border strikes in the Tribal Areas counterproductive and demanded their immediate halt, a private TV channel reported. The demand was made during a meeting between senior military officials and visiting ISAF commander Gen David McKiernan in Islamabad. The officials informed McKiernan that the attacks were undermining the war on terror.
The ISAF commander, however, reportedly expressed his inability to stop the raids, adding that the matter was political.
The ISAF commander, however, reportedly expressed his inability to stop the raids, adding that the matter was political and any decision in that regard rested with the next US administration.

'US drone attacks not helping win hearts and minds'
US strikes inside Pakistan are undermining efforts to win the hearts and minds of people, said President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday. "It's undermining my (nation's) sovereignty and it's not helping win the war (on terror) or the hearts and minds of people," Zardari told CBS News in an exclusive interview.
It does, however, reduce the number of hearts and minds that are dead set against us ...
He said the attacks were being carried out without his knowledge. He said the new US administration must let Pakistan deal with the Taliban on its own, as "we want to do more ... it's our own war". Pakistan would not allow the use of the Tribal Areas for an attack on the US, he added.
Posted by:Fred

#1  US strikes inside Pakistan are undermining efforts to win the hearts and minds of people, said President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday.

Hey mr 10% - we don't care about hearts and minds. We intend to put a lot of bad guys in the ground, either whole or in pieces. Quit harboring (and supporting) bad guys and we won't have reason to "violate Pakistan's sovereignty".
Posted by: Old Patriot   2008-11-15 12:31  

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