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2009-02-14 India-Pakistan

Suspected US missile kills at least 4 in Pakistan

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Posted by tipper 2009-02-14 01:15|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#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|| 2009-02-14 01:35|| Front Page Top

#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 ">Abu do you love 2009-02-14 03:00|| 2009-02-14 03:00|| Front Page Top

#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">Old Patriot 2009-02-14 14:10|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-02-14 14:10|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-14 18:25|| Front Page Top

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