Officials: American drone strike kills 8 in Pakistan

[The Northerner]

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) – An American drone fired a volley of missiles into a house close to the Afghan border on Saturday, killing eight suspected militants and indicating U.S. resolve to continue with the attacks despite renewed Pakistani opposition, officials said.

The strike in North Waziristan was the second American drone operation in Pakistan this week.

The attacks come amid American efforts to rebuild its relationship with Pakistan, which in November blocked the passage of U.S. and NATO war supplies to neighboring Afghanistan. The country's parliament has called for an end to the drone strikes, which many here regard as an unacceptable violation of sovereignty.

Up to eight missiles were fired at a house in the Dra Nishtar area of North Waziristan early on Saturday, Pakistani intelligence officials said. They didn't give their names because they were not authorized to be named in the media.

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I wonder how many of them were "militants" and how many of them were just civilians present in the area.

Does anyone care that they were killed based on suspicion and that they were never tried?

If any of the deceased were indeed innocent civilians, will there be any apologies or restitution offered?

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. This should help the US "rebuild its relationship with Pakistan."

Not. It's more like a deliberate thumb in the eye.

[Bonobo]

2. All 8 of them were militants in the house?

It wasn't say 6 militants and a couple of wives serving them a snack?

Or maybe 3 militants and 5 women and children?

I wonder how much that killing will improve the national security of America.

[Angry Dragon]

3. suspected militants --- close enough

[Zalatix]

4. Proof? We don't need no steenkin' proof!

Some anonymous source said they were going to nuke America, that's all you need to know, citizen!!!

^^^ satire