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Suspected US missile kills at least 4 in Pakistan
2009-02-14
Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike by a drone aircraft has killed at least four people near the Afghan border.
Prob'ly launched from within Pakistain, right, Diane?
The officials say some people have also been wounded in Saturday's attack in the South Waziristan tribal region.
Those'd be wimmin and children, some puppies and a few fluffy bunnies...
They say intelligence agents are trying to get more details.
"Wossa motta? Usually there's lotsa dead kittens? Agent 472, go find them!"
Pakistan is a key ally of the United States in its fight against terrorism, but it has opposed missile strikes in the country's tribal regions where Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents are believed to be operating.
... since that's not only where the terrs are, but also where half the ISI is, and not a few retired generals...
The U.S. has launched more than 30 missile attacks in recent months.
Posted by:tipper

#4  Secondary strikes, followup strikes, suicide boomers who wait for the authorities to show up after an initial attack...that's been a favorite AQ tactic for years. Give 'em a little dose of their own medicine.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2009-02-14 18:25  

#3  The current military "leadership" has no imagination. They struck. The local taliban rushed to surround the house. That's the ideal time to ARCLIGHT the entire village. You'd at least add a couple of zeroes to that count, Abu, and most of them would be taliban. The next time there's a dronezap, NOBODY will rush to surround the house or bring out the evidence. The amount of additional evidence collected will greatly improve, especially if there's a special-forces team nearby.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2009-02-14 14:10  

#2  a good start.

now to just ad say 6 zeros to the end of that figure.
that might put a dent in the jihadi supply chain
Posted by: Abu do you love    2009-02-14 03:00  

#1  Update
At least 25 al Qaeda-linked militants, mostly Uzbeks, were killed in a missile strike by U.S. drones in Pakistan's South Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Saturday, a senior Taliban official.

"Our people have informed us that at least 25 people were killed. It could be more. Most of them are Uzbek mujahideen," the official told Reuters.
Posted by: tipper   2009-02-14 01:35  

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