Officials: US drones kill 6 militants in Pakistan

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Associated Press

MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) -- Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles at militant targets in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing six people in the 15th such attack this month, the most intense barrage since the strikes began in 2004, said intelligence officials.

U.S. officials do not publicly acknowledge firing the missiles, much less comment on who they are targeting. It is unclear why the attacks have spiked.

They target Pakistan's border regions with Afghanistan - home to al-Qaida terrorists plotting attacks on the West, insurgents battling the Pakistani government as well as militants behind attacks on NATO troops in Afghanistan.

On Monday, three missiles struck a house and vehicle linked to militants in a village near Mir Ali, a town in the North Waziristan tribal area that is under effective militant control, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

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[cpwm17]

1. Militants?

Of course the US calls them militants to deny them of their humanity. A better headline would be: The US murdered 6 Pakistanis.

This is why most Pakistanis hate the US. We would hate them if they were doing this to us.

[cosmicone]

2. Pakistanis have always hated the US despite sending over

$70 billion in military and financial aid.

[Alamuti Lotus]

3. the language has a further interesting bit

"suspected US drones"--as if there's any question about that!

[Nihil]

4. "militant" = "insurgent" = "dead body after an attack"

Simples! :-)

[Freddie Stubbs]

5. Did most Pakistanis love America before we statrted using drones there?