Posted on 12/26/2009 3:38:38 PM PST by NormsRevenge
MIR ALI, Pakistan – A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrated, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.
The missile strike was apparently the latest in a lengthy campaign of such attacks by the U.S., which rarely discusses the covert program but has in the past said it has taken out several top al-Qaida operatives. Pakistan publicly opposes the strikes but is believed to secretly aid them.
Saturday's strike occurred in the Babar Raghzai area of North Waziristan and also wounded two people, the officials said. The identities of the dead were not immediately clear. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to media on the record.
The area targeted is used by militants from two major factions that are battling U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan — the Haqqani network and the militants of warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadur.
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Obama may be on vacation but the "whack 'em wherever they be" lamp is still lit. Good.
North Waziristan Splat Ping!
HaPPy HoliDays!
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“Shepherds quake at the sight”
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Lol ;)
Gee, I just love it when the media says “people” are killed. Makes it sound like the military just decided to lob some missiles at idle bystanders. Obviously the “people” killed are suspected terrorists.
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