US drone strike (Dec. 25th) kills three in northwest Pakistan

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Miranshah (Pakistan) (AFP) - A US drone strike targeting a militant compound killed at least three suspected insurgents in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border late Wednesday, officials said.

The attack took place around midnight in Qutab Khel village, five kilometres (three miles) south of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan tribal region, a stronghold for Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants.

"A US drone fired two missiles on a militant compound, killing at least three suspected insurgents," a senior security official told AFP.

A security official in Peshawar confirmed the attack and casualties.

Another official in Miranshah put the death toll at four and said a fifth militant was seriously injured.


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http://news.yahoo.com/us-drone-strike-kills-three-northwest-pakistan-210913228.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Tis the gift that keeps on giving.

Good holiday spirit, eh?

[Iggo]

2. God bless us everyone!

[OnyxCollie]

3. "Suspected insurgents" means men of military age.

"Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security" -Eric Holder

[firsttimer]

5. Seen carrying a weapon , that's all it is

[OnyxCollie]

8. It's less than that.

HEADLINES JULY 24, 2012
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/7/24/headlines#7241

U.S. Drone Strike Kills 9 in Pakistan

At least nine people have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan. Pakistani officials say the victims were suspected militants, but the Obama administration’s policy is to deem all adult-male drone targets as militants unless exculpatory evidence emerges after their deaths.

[hfojvt]

4. and in Missouri, a six year old boy was killed

http://www.kspr.com/news/local/missing-missouri-boy-at-center-of-amber-alert-found-dead-police-suspect-murdersuicide/-/21051620/23647886/-/w0m1nxz/-/index.html

and a 41 year old committed suicide.

19 year old Natasha Green was killed two days ago in Chicago

http://homicides.suntimes.com/2013/12/23/natasha-green-killed-in-west-pullman-shooting/

So far no homicides reported today in Chicago, but it is still early, give it time.

[OnyxCollie]

9. Was the State involved in any of those deaths?

If not, please explain how those deaths are relevant to the OP.

[RC]

6. Merry Christmas, you suspected terrorist.

Here's your Christmas present.

"Are we a great country or what?" All in the sprite of Christmas.

"Huh, wat?"

[firsttimer]

7. We , as in the Government including this administration create more terrorists everyday

Every time we kill someone there in the WOT they have son's , daughters ,fathers , mothers , husbands , wives , uncles and aunts
, cousins etc...

but as we know war is big money and military contractors donate large amounts of money to campaigns.

[RC]

11. Exactly. The perfect war. There can be no end when you keep making more enemies to fight.

[Thinkingabout]

10. Wonder how the intelligence was acquired? Bet is was spying in some form or another, looks

like spying does work.

[demosincebirth]

12. I hope so.