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U.S. drone kills at least 45 militants in Pakistan (after funeral in South Waziristan)
Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 6/23/09 | Robert Birsel

Posted on 06/23/2009 11:20:53 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A U.S. drone attacked militants in Pakistan in Tuesday, killing at least 45 of them, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: drone; fata; funeral; militants; nwfp; pakistan; strike; uav; waziristan; wot
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To: NormsRevenge

I’ve seen varying numbers as far as the total. What ever the count may be, I’m glad that funerals aren’t off limits.


21 posted on 06/23/2009 11:52:34 AM PDT by csvset
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To: Lurker

I believe the Miranda Rights are written on to the bomb right next to the “Warning, this Device May Be Hazardous To Your Health - Any Attempt To Tamper With The Arming Device Might Cause This Bomb To Explode” notice...


22 posted on 06/23/2009 12:00:17 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15)
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To: Lurker

Sure they did. The first thing....and the last thing ....heard by the terrorists was...”You have the right to remain silent.”


23 posted on 06/23/2009 12:02:37 PM PDT by Pistolshot (The Soap-box, The Ballot-box, The Jury-box, And The Cartridge-Box ...we are past 2 of them.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Killin’ Talibans at funeral is one thing;

The Godfather did his best killin’ at infant batisms!

24 posted on 06/23/2009 12:07:01 PM PDT by TRY ONE (NUKE the unborn gay whales!)
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To: OrioleFan
I believe the Miranda Rights are written on to the bomb right next to the “Warning, this Device May Be Hazardous To Your Health - Any Attempt To Tamper With The Arming Device Might Cause This Bomb To Explode” notice...

They also ignored the "DO NOT EAT" warning.

Silly Islamo-fascists.

25 posted on 06/23/2009 12:09:44 PM PDT by Costumed Vigilante
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To: NormsRevenge

45 more “funerals” coming up!............


26 posted on 06/23/2009 12:14:02 PM PDT by Red Badger (Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
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To: AZLiberty

I hope they think as you do!
I’m still laughing!!


27 posted on 06/23/2009 12:14:11 PM PDT by FES0844
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To: NormsRevenge

Stories like this one are why the US left hates these killer drones. They work, and they kill terrorists. The left always claims they kill “innocent civilians”. Personally, I love them!


28 posted on 06/23/2009 12:21:27 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: NormsRevenge

I needed a feel good story today.


29 posted on 06/23/2009 12:25:20 PM PDT by AxelPaulsenJr (Please God Save The United States From The Democrats, and Barack Hussein Obama. Amen.)
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To: VA_Gentleman

They have a low-cost collar that they can wrap around the warhead of the Hellfire that makes it into a dandy AP round.


30 posted on 06/23/2009 12:25:30 PM PDT by Redleg Duke ("Sarah Palin...Unleashing the Fury of the Castrated Left!")
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To: AxelPaulsenJr

tag change.


31 posted on 06/23/2009 12:28:22 PM PDT by AxelPaulsenJr (Please God Save The United States From The Democrats, and Barack Hussein Al-Obama. Amen.)
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To: AxelPaulsenJr

I needed a feel good story today.

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BBC has a report of more than 50 militants dispatched from a local official..

‘Dozens dead’ in US drone strike
US drone

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8115814.stm

At least 45 people have died in a missile strike by a US drone aircraft in Pakistan, officials there have said.

The people killed in South Waziristan region had been attending a funeral for others killed in a US drone strike earlier on Tuesday.

Intelligence officials said at least 45 people had been killed and dozens more injured in the later strike, when two missiles were fired.

But a local official told BBC News the death toll was more than 50.

The region is a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.


32 posted on 06/23/2009 12:32:07 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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BBC

Pakistan officially objects to the strikes by pilotless US aircraft

33 posted on 06/23/2009 12:33:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Here was the interesting part to the two sentence report.....

“(Reporting by Robert Birsel; Editing by Sophie Hares)”

Ol’ Sophie just works her ass off.


34 posted on 06/23/2009 12:34:21 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . The boy's war in Detriot has already cost more then the war in Iraq.)
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To: bert
LOL

A U.S. drone attacked militants in Pakistan in Tuesday, killing
at least 45 of them, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
REUTERS/Graphics

35 posted on 06/23/2009 12:37:41 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Pakistan officially objects to the strikes by pilotless US aircraft

Calling President Zero, need another apology.

36 posted on 06/23/2009 12:39:37 PM PDT by AxelPaulsenJr (Please God Save The United States From Barack Hussein Al-Obama. Amen.)
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To: NormsRevenge
The militants were meeting after a funeral in the South Waziristan region....

Who says the cosmos doesn't have a sense of humor?

37 posted on 06/23/2009 12:43:15 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: NormsRevenge

So Obama agreed to bomb mourners at a funeral?

What a hawk! How classless and cruel!

I’m sure the peace protesters will be out this weekend right?

I’ve noticed how every one of these dead individuals is described as a “militant”.

Well how cool is that? Those unmanned drones must have some new “militant detector” on board now? How does THAT work?


38 posted on 06/23/2009 12:45:51 PM PDT by Scotswife
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To: poobear

It’s about time CIA started to do that. These guys gather in mass to hold funerals after a battle or strike, providing a target-rich environment. Loitering drones can follow-up on initial strikes and double down for little extra effort.


39 posted on 06/23/2009 12:57:29 PM PDT by astounded (The democrat party is a clear and present danger to America.)
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To: AZLiberty
Time to reload. There are going to be 45 more funerals.

My thinking too.

40 posted on 06/23/2009 1:24:47 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
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