Posted on 03/01/2009 5:42:59 PM PST by rdl6989
At least four of the dead were believed to be foreign militants
ISLAMABAD - Suspected U.S. missiles killed seven people in a Pakistani Taliban stronghold Sunday, officials said, while an attack on a military convoy and a cleric's two-week deadline for the creation of Islamic courts rattled peace talks with militants elsewhere in the country's northwest.
The missile strike underscored the Obama administration's unwillingness to abandon a Bush-era tactic said to have killed several key al-Qaida figures, despite persistent Pakistani protests. The Muslim nation has used both peace pacts and military offensives to deal with insurgents along its border with Afghanistan, and it warns that the missile attacks dent civilian support for its actions.
The missiles landed in Murghiban village in the South Waziristan tribal region and also wounded three people, two Pakistani intelligence officials said. At least four of the dead were believed to be foreign militants, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Story continues below ↓advertisement | your ad here
Drones seen in the air They said drones believed to be used by the U.S. were seen in the air ahead of the strike and that Taliban fighters surrounded the damaged stronghold afterward. The compound was allegedly a militant training facility, the officials said, citing field informants.
The U.S. has dramatically stepped up its missile attacks on al-Qaida and Taliban targets in Pakistan's northwest since mid-2008, a policy that has not changed under new President Barack Obama. Pakistan insists the strikes inflame anti-American sentiment and often kill civilians, though many analysts speculate the two countries have a secret deal allowing them.
Pakistan has also turned to peace talks to deal with some insurgent groups, much to Washington's consternation.
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And what is our exit strategy for Afghanistan? /s
We need to give those un-American Dems a taste of their own medicine.
Obama lied... terrorists died... arrest the bum!
Calling Code Punk for impeachment charges.
Let's not. They are ugly and I need my sleep...
May be our Military Leaders' unwillingness to answer any of the O's messages. "Who's calling? Just unplug the phone."
Or for chickpeas either, damnit.
What does Obama have against chickpeas and gastronomy?
He’s declared war against food and didn’t ask the French about stinky cheese?
Somehow, the long tentacles of Rove, Bush and Cheney are still in play.
“...and that Taliban fighters surrounded the damaged stronghold afterward...”
Oh, what a missed opportunity to send more towelheads on the way to collect their 91 (or whatever the hell the number is) virgins!
My kingdom for another Hellfire (or two) missile!
Hey, no prob. The Kenyan's real good at writing checks. Whatyasay--'bout 58 billion make things right?
give him time...
Even though they screamed continually that the US shouldn't be in Iraq, instead should concentrate on Afghanistan, you KNOW they're not gonna like hearing that!
Obama is a war criminal! His illegal war in Pakistan was not approved by the UN!!! Why are we doing this unilaterally? Where are our allies? Where are the French and Germans and Russians?? Why the rush to war? Why not give sanctions a chance? The 9-11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia not Pakistan!!!
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LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!
Must have been a rogue missle. The Bammer would never hurt a fellow Muslim.
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