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'Seven killed' in Pakistan strike (Missile)
BBC ^ | 22 December 2008 | BBC

Posted on 12/22/2008 12:37:53 AM PST by happinesswithoutpeace

A suspected pilotless American drone has fired two missiles in a border area of Pakistan, killing seven people, Pakistani officials have said.

Reports say the missile destroyed a house in South Waziristan. The identity of those killed is not known.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; drone; fata; missile; nwfp; pakistan; predator; rop; southwaziristan; strike; taliban; terrorism; waziristan; wot
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To: csvset

Waziristan Yuletide HellFiRe
BumP!


21 posted on 12/22/2008 9:59:43 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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To: Apollo 13
Violating the borders of other, uninvolved

what the public knows and what the real deals are with the countries involved are often vastly apart - Thank God.

i.e., do you really think we're doing all these cross border 'door yard calls' without the OK of the higher ups in both countries? Shhhh....

22 posted on 12/22/2008 4:27:05 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help" Lincoln)
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To: Skibane
Reports said a drone began circling at about 0300 local time, and then struck a few hours later.

frightening the cock roaches into scattering and then tracking them to their lairs?

23 posted on 12/22/2008 4:30:44 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help" Lincoln)
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