Posted on 02/27/2008 8:59:45 PM PST by homeguard
WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile struck a house in a Pakistani region known as a safe haven for al Qaeda militants early on Thursday, killing at least eight suspected militants, residents and intelligence officials said.
The attack took place in near Kaloosha village in the South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border.
"The blast shook the entire area, about eight people were killed," Behlool Khan, a resident of the area, told Reuters.
(Reporting by Hafiz Wazir; Writing by Zeeshan Haider; Editing by Robert Birsel)
OOOOPS....
Hope it was #2.
So much for Zawahiri “striking back” after each of our hits on Al Qaeda!
Our intel is getting better......
"Kablooey."
"Kablooey who?"
"Kablooey Youey!"
If it wasn’t #2, he’ll REALLY be pissed now, so much he’ll need a clean robe.
You got that right, hope #2 hit the walls.
How about #1 and #2 together, with a side dish of scrambled sheik Omar?
Obama’s Fault.
Hell that is even better, that American psycho Gadan? is apparently already toast.
Good on you!
This sounds good! Hope we got some top Mother***kers.
Tom Dashale is deeply saddened....
Good shot!
Here’s hoping some high value targets got schtooped good..
Are they all out of #3’s?
Well, he is a Muslim, with deep Islamic ties, and he did promise to take out *someplace* in Western Pakistan a few months ago, and he had his foreign policy man ..zbrewinkzhyi I give - in Damascus the day Mugniyah was vaporized.
I’m tellin ya, it really is Obama’s fault.
8 suspected extremists killed in Waziristan missile attack
Thursday, February 28, 2008
http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=38661
WANA: A missile struck a house in South Waziristan early on Thursday, killing at least eight suspected extremists and injuring three.
Sources said that the missile targeted a house in Azam Warsik area of South Waziristan.
The dead also included some foreigners.
At the rate we are taking out the trash, I predict that the 2011 Winter X Games will be held in Waziristan.
By 2015, Waziristan will be one of those tony “destination vacation” spots for skiers and snowboarders.
Much like “Washington Slept Here” historical markers all over our east coast, there will be little brass plaques marking the locations where the al Qaeda #2 du jour was waxed by a Predator or our Special Forces.
12 killed in Waziristan missile attack
http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=38662
Thursday, February 28, 2008
WANA: A missile struck a house and a madarssah in South Waziristan early on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and injuring several others.
Sources said that the missile targeted a house and a madarssah in Azam Warsik area of South Waziristan killing 12 and wounded several. Most of the dead were Afghan students and also some foreign extremists.
According to sources, the missile was allegedly fired from US predator plane.
Looks like we got Gadahn’s notebook computer and we blew him to bits in the last Predator strike a month ago.
The house that was hit belonged to a Pashtun tribesman, Sher Mohammad Malikkheil, also known as Sheroo, who was known to have links with militants.
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-32192520080228
Wonder how long till we hear it was a wedding party?
Wedding party. Women and minorities hardest hit, etc.
NY Times leak on the Predator strike situation from a week ago...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/washington/22policy.html?ref=world
Too bad bin Laden wasn’t in the house.
hmmm...wonder where that came from?
;-)
yoi
Obama thinks we should sit down and talk with these people!
Islamabad, 28 Feb. (AKI) - Thirteen Islamist militants were killed overnight and 10 wounded in an air raid carried out by a drone in Pakistan's lawless Waziristan tribal area in the northwest, Arabic satellite TV channel Al Jazeera reported.
Four Arab militants and the same number from Turkemenistan fighting alongside Pakistani Taliban were among the victims, Al Jazeera said.
The missile dropped by the drone struck a house in the village of Azam Warzak, close to the Afghan border in South Waziristan, stronghold of an al-Qaeda linked Pakistani Taliban commander.
The group targeted by the airstrike is believed to be responsible for a series of attacks against the Pakistan army carried out in the area.
Oh good. I was starting to think the vigilante missile (probably a smart bomb) decided to strike out on its own, like an SUV.
Candygram...
Democrat supporters disappearing from the face of the earth, at least they can still vote.
As soon as I saw the headline, this song of Shirley Bassey went through my head, especially the refrain makes me wish these 8 are two in particular . . .
I tell myself “What’s done is done”
I tell myself “Don’t be a fool
Play the field, have a lot of fun
It’s easy when you play it cool”
I tell myself “Don’t be a chump
Who cares, let him stay away”
That’s when the phone rings, and I jump
And as I grab the phone I pray
“Let it please be him
Oh dear God it must be him
It must be him, or I shall die
I shall die”
After a while I’m myself again
I pick the pieces off the floor
I put my heart on the shelf again
He’ll never hurt me anymore
I’m not a puppet on a string
I’ll find somebody new someday
That’s when the phone begins to ring
And once again I start to pray
“Let it please be him
Oh dear God it must be him
It must be him, or I shall die
I shall die
Oh, hello, hello
My dear God, it must be him
But it’s not him, and then I die
Again I die
Oh, hello, hello
My dear God, it must be him
But it’s not him, and then I die
Again I die
I shall die”
Thinking of Osama/Al Zwahiri
Haven’t heard much from him lately...
Hopefully it was Zawahiri being turned into the same kind of mush as Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi was when one of our predators caught up with him in Yemen.
+ Predator = 
These asshats do world class impressions of grease spots.
I know the name Sher Mohammad...
I still believe he is all over that Pakistani desert. )
He was probably wafting in the atmosphere for a while first.
The President will be speaking later this morning, maybe he will have more to tell us about this incident.
Bush to speak?
FNC speculates he’s holding a news conference about the economy.
A security source based in the northwestern city of Peshawar, which adjoins the lawless tribal belt, said the missile was fired by a US drone at about 2:00 am Thursday (2100 GMT Wednesday).
Another security official said most of the dead were Arabs.
Armed militants cordoned off the site after the missile strike, residents said. They said four unidentified "guests" had arrived late Wednesday at the destroyed house, although their identities were not known.
You joke, but I bet Obama’s remarks have provided perfect political cover domestically for the administration.
Okay, I'm getting curious.
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