Posted on 10/09/2008 10:04:18 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suspected U.S. drone fired a missile on Thursday into Pakistan's North Waziristan, a tribal region on the Afghan border regarded as a safe haven for al Qaeda and Taliban militants, a Reuters witness said.
"It was a huge blast," said the journalist, who saw and heard the explosion from the rooftop of his house in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, shortly after 10:00 p.m. (1600 GMT).
The target was in Tappi, a village 20 km east of Miranshah that has been hit before in recent days.
"The drone is still flying in the area. It fired a missile and I saw the flame coming out of it," the Reuters journalist said.
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Maybe there’ll be an October Surprise after all.
God Bless our Servicemen and Women there!
Keep up the great work you are doing!
Maybe Bush isn’t that lame yet.
Well a missle causing a “huge” blast could have hit an ammo dump. Or it could just be reporter hyperbole.
Still, one might think with all the strikes recently this idea of a “safe haven” might need to be reevaluated.
That thing is beautiful.
Fear the Reaper!
Sound strategy...make the enemy think a specific region is ‘safe.’ Then after they have established themselves in that central area, you take it out. It’s a great way to deal with the problem of your enemy being spread out.
Does this mean Pakistani forces will return fire with guns that shoot a flag bearing the word “BANG!”?
Can you imagine if Bush Bin Laden? SO MANY LIBS would be so p*ssed off. They would be so begrudgingly reluctant to give any credit to Bush.
I would LMAO
I think behind the scenes the Pakistani government is on our side. What they say for public discourse is another matter.
Unfortunately, the Cambodian government did the same thing in the 1960s. The result was to help erode support here at home for the war in Vietnam. "See, even the Cambodian government is unhappy with what we're doing on their territory."
Update thread
U.S. missile attack kills at least 6 in Pakistan
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