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US drone attack kills 21 'militants' in Pakistan
BBC ^ | 10 august 2011 | BBC

Posted on 08/10/2011 4:11:23 AM PDT by csvset

A US drone attack has killed at least 21 militants in north-western Pakistan, local intelligence officials said. The drone fired two missiles, destroying a vehicle and a compound near Miranshah town in North Waziristan tribal district, on the Afghan border.

The dead militants include some foreigners and are believed to be part of the Haqqani network, officials say.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: drone; pakistan; strike; waziristan
Keep up the good work
1 posted on 08/10/2011 4:11:30 AM PDT by csvset
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To: csvset

Those were always called “wedding parties” when Bush was president.


2 posted on 08/10/2011 4:33:47 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: csvset
So where these damn drones when the seals were killed. Flying over Libya, killing goats!!!! How about it Obummer did your incompetence get those 30 men killed.
3 posted on 08/10/2011 6:42:01 AM PDT by org.whodat (What does the Republican party stand for////??? absolutely nothing.)
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