Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Official say U.S. missiles killed 17 in Pakistan (a swarm of Predators in action at the border)
AP on the News-Gazette ^ | 12/17/09 | AP

Posted on 12/17/2009 9:14:05 AM PST by NormsRevenge

MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) – Two suspected U.S. missile strikes, one using multiple drones, killed 17 people in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border Thursday, local intelligence officials said.

The officials said the second, bloodier attack involved five drones and 10 missiles – an unusually intense bombardment.

The missiles rained on North Waziristan, considered a safe haven for many militants including groups determined to push the U.S. and NATO out of Afghanistan. The strikes in North Waziristan are especially sensitive because they risk angering Afghan-focused militant groups who have agreed to be neutral as Islamabad cracks down on Taliban fighters who have threatened the Pakistani state.

(Excerpt) Read more at news-gazette.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; drones; missiles; pakistan; strikes; taliban; waziristan

1 posted on 12/17/2009 9:14:06 AM PST by NormsRevenge
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: NormsRevenge

Kill ‘em all...Let God sort ‘em out................


2 posted on 12/17/2009 9:15:19 AM PST by Boonie
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Prime targets turkey shoot, perhaps?


3 posted on 12/17/2009 9:15:30 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: NormsRevenge

So despite the shrieking from the media about predator vulnerability, these jihadis didn’t see it coming. I guess they didn’t get the software. ;-)


4 posted on 12/17/2009 9:16:17 AM PST by rhombus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

2 separate strikes, one took out a car with two ‘suspect’ individuals. Later, during a second strike in Dosali village, a pack of drones ripped it up, unconfirmed - 7 foreigners among dead.


5 posted on 12/17/2009 9:18:29 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rhombus

‘guess they lost their internet connection, too bad,


6 posted on 12/17/2009 9:21:23 AM PST by Dadofmany
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: NormsRevenge

Unusually intense bombardment = big fish?


7 posted on 12/17/2009 9:22:08 AM PST by Chad_the_Impaler
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: NormsRevenge; Marine_Uncle; Straight Vermonter; Dog; Cap Huff; G8 Diplomat
Question: Will this help Obama with his poll numbers?

Oh and who did we get this time?

8 posted on 12/17/2009 9:59:40 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: NormsRevenge

Obama blows 17 terrorists to bits and get praised. Seals give one terrorist a fat lip and get court martialed.


9 posted on 12/17/2009 10:05:48 AM PST by csmusaret (Pelosi and Reid have controlled Congress for two years. This is their recession.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

*


10 posted on 12/17/2009 11:05:54 AM PST by SevenMinusOne
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Repeat Offender; Pining_4_TX; Forgiven_Sinner; grey_whiskers; BlueDragon; LittleBillyInfidel; ...

Pakistan ۋﮧ۱م

17 Jihadi-kebabs comin' right up...
11 posted on 12/17/2009 1:23:24 PM PST by G8 Diplomat
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Chad_the_Impaler

I wonder. I don’t think they’d waste all those fireworks on just your run-of-the-mill terrorist.


12 posted on 12/17/2009 1:27:12 PM PST by reagan_fanatic (Socialism is hip until somebody loses a paycheck)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: NormsRevenge

Killed 17 people doing what? I hate when reports make it seem like the victims were innocents.


13 posted on 12/17/2009 2:47:16 PM PST by oneamericanvoice (Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: csmusaret

Were those 17 given their Miranda Rights first? Might be something that is brought up at the New York Terr Trials.


14 posted on 12/17/2009 3:32:32 PM PST by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: NormsRevenge

I’d like to see a video of that.


15 posted on 12/17/2009 3:58:23 PM PST by csvset
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rhombus
I guess they didn’t get the software. ;-)

Oh, to the contrary..


16 posted on 12/17/2009 4:03:22 PM PST by csvset
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: rhombus
I guess they didn’t get the software

Well, they know where to get it now - they told 'em where to get it, what it is called and how much it cost.

Is there no such thing as treason anymore?

17 posted on 12/17/2009 9:05:51 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help" Lincoln)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson