Posted on 09/03/2008 5:47:53 AM PDT by milestogo
15 reportedly killed in US-led Pakistan attack
By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD The Associated Press Wednesday, September 3, 2008; 6:41 AM
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- Women and children were among 15 people killed in an attack Wednesday involving U.S.-led forces in a Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan, officials and a resident said.
1st Lt. Nathan Perry, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan, said it had "no information to give" about the alleged operation, while a spokesman for NATO troops there denied any involvement.
The United States and Pakistan, allies in the war on terror, have had tensions over cross-border attacks, including a series of suspected American missile strikes which have killed two senior al-Qaida operatives in Pakistani territory this year.
Officials gave differing accounts of the pre-dawn raid in the South Waziristan region, part of the tribal belt where officials suspect Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri are hiding. It was unclear whether any militant leaders had been killed or captured.
The governor of North West Frontier Province, the chief administrator for the tribal belt, said three coalition helicopter gunships and commandos carried out an "outrageous" attack on a village.
"At least 20 innocent civilians of Pakistan including women and children were martyred," Gov. Owais Ahmed Ghani said in a statement.
However, Defense Minister Ahmad Mukhtar told reporters in Lahore that homes near the border had been attacked by NATO aircraft and made no mention of ground forces.
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Yup, saw the “women and children...” part, and thought “gotta be MSM” before looking at the ref to the WP. My BS light went on, and I quit reading. Sorry, drive by losers, you’ve now got the credibility of Obama.
Yup, another instance where those imperialist running dog bastards lined up the women and children and mowed them down Haditha-style.
What? All the Haditha soldiers were proven innocent? That can’t be... Dick Durbin would have apologized by now!
/major sarc
Was there a wedding party going on? There had to be a wedding party happening there - we never attack first unless that’s verified.
Interesting. If this did play out as reported (a big “if” admittedly), I’d guess they were after a high value target to risk the border incursion.
“At least 20 innocent civilians of Pakistan including women and children were martyred,” Gov. Owais Ahmed Ghani said in a statement.
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How can collateral damage equate to being martyred? Is his whole North West Frontier Province terrorist?
15 reportedly killed in US-led Pakistan attack
There is zero evidence that this has anything to do with us.
Why did you put "US troops on Pakistani soil" in parenthesis? Did you read the article? Are you even a FReeper?
C'mon...
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