Posted on 06/14/2009 8:52:37 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least five people Sunday in a tribal region where Pakistan's top Taliban commander is based, intelligence officials said, breaking a lull in such attacks and posing a test for growing anti-Taliban sentiment in the country.
The strike came as violence raged elsewhere in the volatile northwest region bordering Afghanistan: a bombing at a market killed at least eight people, while officials said clashes between the Taliban and security forces killed at least 20 militants in a tribal region supposedly cleared of insurgents months ago.
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The U.S. rarely acknowledges or discusses the missile strikes.
The latest strike — the first since mid-May — occurred in South Waziristan, hitting three vehicles in an area not far from Makeen, a village considered a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
The bomb was not a US bomb.
Can't believe it has been almost a month since we last dropped a heavy load? Damn.
The ap again writes the headline to make it appear that the US was responsible for the bombing too.Ha ha, those crazy lefties!
An Afghan soldier is seen holding a rocket launcher as he patrols a street in Spin Boldak, on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Taliban violence has reached record highs in Afghanistan, the international military says, and there are fears the trend will continue as insurgents target the August presidential elections. (AFP/File/Muhammad Asghar)
A map shows the area of Pakistan where a bomb blast in a market killed eight people in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan on June 14. Reuters/Graphic
ap again writes the headline to make it appear that the US was responsible for the bombing
Yup.
Blast in Pakistan market kills 8; U.S. drone strikes
You have to dig deep to find out the village name or the likely target.
HeLLFiRe(s) were likely used.. Good shot!
Reuters and ap have been vying for “Most Terrorist Friendly” for years. A very unhealthy competition.
Current title @ link
“Pakistan orders army to go after Taliban chief”
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