13 killed in US drone attack in Bannu(Senior Al Qaeda commander/leader killed)

thenews.com.pk ^ | November 07, 2008

[Dog]

BANNU: At least 13 people, including five foreigners, were killed in a missile strike on Friday by a suspected US drone in Pakistan's troubled North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

The missile struck the home of a tribesman in Jani Khel area near FR Bannu, 45 km from Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, early this morning. Five foreigners were among the dead, officials told.

Five missiles were fired and one hit the home of a tribesman, Ghani Gul, killing 5 foreigners including a senior al-Qaeda commander. However, their names could not be known.

The attack was the latest in a series of missile strikes carried out in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt by US drones operating from Afghanistan.

[Dog]

Five missiles means they really wanted this senior leader/commander dead....wonder who he was.

[Dog]

Someone high up was just removed from the gene pool.

[nmh]

Will Barrack Hussein Obama have a day of mourning for the slain terrorist?

[norraad]

OOOOooh, did that hurt, ‘cause it looked like it hurt, . .better put some ice on that!

[WellyP]

www.darwinawards.com

[Bahbah]

Yup, we never waste that much ordnance on weddings. LOL.

[xcamel]

Naaah.. it’s be reported as a school full of disabled children, and nursing moms with babies.

[shankbear]

BOOOOOOM!!!!!!!! did they have MetLife Ins.???

[org.whodat]

Two of them setting in hell, one says I was just sitting there and something blew my A** off.

[Red6]

ping

[manic4organic]

Awesome. But hurry and kill more because Jan. 20th is coming soon.

[taxesareforever]

However, their names could not be known.

I know their names. "Pieces"

[JimRed]

Good news! And prayers for any women or children hurt or killed (in Islam they are merely property damage anyway).

[VOA]

Five missiles means they really wanted this senior leader/commander dead....

Weaponized Predators: "When you care to send the very best"

(wasn't that a slogan for some greeting card company?)

[VOA]

Awesome. But hurry and kill more because Jan. 20th is coming soon.

Now there's a Tom Clancy scenario...

One of Obama's lackeys running up to him seconds after he's just
been sworn into The Presidency of The USA...

"Mr. President, George W. Bush sends his regards.
And wishes to inform you that Waziristan, the outlaw part of
Pakistan was totally nuked before you were sworn into office.
And he said good luck as well."

Now I know Dubya would never do it.
But something like that would make a good book...seeing how a new
President would deal with a blind-side like that.

And if the new President was suddenly the recipient of a lot
of respect/fear around the world because the ex-President did
what he (the new guy) would never have the guts to do.
Even if it meant saving the USA.

Well, I doubt any Republican would do that.

[dglang]

It’s the Reapers that are the ‘very best’.

The Reapers are the new and mproved version of the Predators. They can fly longer and carry heavier bomb loads.

They were specifically made for this role while the Predators were designed solely for survelience and not carrying weapons. The Predators weer modified after they were in use for some time to be able to carry the weapons.

[VOA]

“
The Reapers are the new and mproved version of the Predators.
They can fly longer and carry heavier bomb loads.
“

Thanks for the correction/update.
I do vaguely recall just reading a snippet about the Reaper on a
post about the “killa’” Predator.

IIRC, someone posted a picture, probably of a Predator with a photoshopped
Blue Oyster Cult symbol (”ankh”?) on the front end of the craft.
I couldn’t help laughing...but it sounds like some of the bad boys
have learned The Reaper is no laughing matter.

for the forum:
MQ-9 Reaper
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MQ-9_Reaper

[csvset]

Good. I hope the bastards can’t sleep at night, worrying that they’ll be next.