Posted on 05/14/2008 2:56:45 PM PDT by Dog
At least a dozen militants, including foreigners, were killed today in a missile strike on a Taliban commander's compound in Pakistan's restive Bajaur Agency bordering Afghanistan.
Local residents said a pilotless drone fired two guided missiles at the compound of Taliban commander Maulvi Obaidullah in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency late tonight.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar confirmed the attack but did not give details. Locals said Taliban fighters cordoned off Obaidullah's home and madrassa after the missile strike and did not allow people to approach the area.
Pakistani TV news channels gave varying death toll figures.
Dawn News channel reported that 12 militants, including foreigners, were killed, while other channels said up to 20 people were feared killed.
The military said it had no information on the attack. Over the past few months, there have been several missile strikes on Taliban bases in Pakistan's tribal areas that were blamed on pilotless aircraft operated by US forces in Afghanistan.
Local residents said a pilotless drone fired two guided missiles at the compound of Taliban commander Maulvi Obaidullah in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency late tonight.
Please LORD...please please please let Ayman have been there...
SV scratch another one from your dance card...
Let’s hope we got him.
We should fire a second volley in these situations.
What do you mean FEARED.......should have read HOPE!
Best news I’ve heard all day!
FROM THE ARCHIVES. Note - the old MIDI was not operative. I hope this one tracks because I don’t have time to change the lyrics.
DFU SONG: Home on the Range (Drones nail terrorists) 11-9-02
DFU SONG PARODIES | 11-2002 | Lyrics, Doug from Upland
Posted on Saturday, November 09, 2002 9:20:50 PM by doug from upland
MIDI - HOME ON THE RANGE - http://www.geocities.com/~cowpokinfun/cpf-juke1.htm
Oh, give me a drone so where terrorists roam
I can blow the hell out of their car
Like video games…we’ll engulf them in flames
They’ll be frightened wherever they are
Drones, drones move down range
The coordinates I’m gonna change
They won’t even hear…as the bomb’s coming near
Then we’ll all do high fives at the bar
Some think it is mean…we fly over unseen
And we send them a little surprise
It drops from the sky…all their plans go awry
And they won’t make it to the bazaar
Drones, drones move down range
The coordinates I’m gonna change
They won’t even hear…as the bomb’s coming near
Then we’ll all do high fives at the bar
Maybe on TV we are going to see
An exciting reality show
A name we might try…”Stupid Drivers Who Die”
In their autos they don’t get too far
Drones, drones move down range
The coordinates I’m gonna change
They won’t even hear…as the bomb’s coming near
Then we’ll all do high fives at the bar
They won’t even hear…as the bomb’s coming near
Then we’ll all do high fives at the bar
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CAFA5387-5D55-4B5A-9920-4B6ACDF65220.htm
Also there is a report Obaidullah is dead.
I'll bet they can't stand watching Terminator reruns.
Love it. Rack em and stack em.
I have always wondered why we don’t give them 1/2 an hour to draw a crowd after a strike and then launch another strike. They would learn eventually.
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