Suspected US drones kill 38 in Pakistan

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Guardian

Three suspected US missile strikes in north-western Pakistan in less than 12 hours have killed at least 38 alleged militants, an unusually heavy barrage at a time when relations between the two countries are badly strained, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

The strikes follow the Obama administration's announcement that it is suspending more than one-third of US military aid to Pakistan until disagreements are worked out. The attacks indicate the White House has no intention of stopping the unmanned drone programme, even though the attacks have increasingly caused tension with Pakistan.

In the latest strike, suspected US missiles hit a house in Dremala village in the South Waziristan tribal area early on Tuesday, killing at least eight alleged militants, according to two Pakistani intelligence officials. Two other officials put the death toll from the strike at 13. The village is located close to the border with North Waziristan.

Before dawn on Tuesday, suspected US missiles hit a house in the Shawal area of North Waziristan, killing 10 alleged militants, said Pakistani intelligence officials.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/12/us-drones-pakistan

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Here we go...........

Another war, anyone?

[truth2power]

2. "Militants". That would be Pakistani citizens trying to protect

their country from American terrorists. :(

OT: Freddie...Re your pic, do you really support Arne's policies? Just curious.

edit> typo

[WatsonT]

6. Or militants

remember where OBL was hanging out?

[truth2power]

12. You mean the OBL who wasn't on the FBI most wanted list?...

It isn't PC, here, to mention OBL's part in 9/11..or lack thereof. So, never mind.

[ixion]

3. I'm going to ask this until I get an acceptable answer: How many countries do we have to invade

before we're considered a hostile rogue nation? It seems like we ought to be getting close.

[ej510]

4. Obama like Bush are committing acts of terrorism.

[Dept of Beer]

9. Has the USA started the offensive in Corto Maltese yet?

Since the actions in the USA are reaching comical proportions we might as well speak in those terms.

[Yon_Yonson]

5. 38 alleged militants is code for civilians sleeping in their beds

If each of these civilians had an extended family 10 we just created 380 people that hate us. Way to go war mongering Obama administration just so some military jock sitting comfortable behind his counsel can get his jollies playing computer games.

[Dept of Beer]

10. They were all sleeping on their backs so they were suspected Taleban.

[rabs]

7. "suspected U.S. drones",

and "suspected U.S. missiles"

What, there is doubt they were U.S.?

Maybe they were Honduran?

Sheesh ... the reporting these days ....

[kentauros]

11. Maybe they are "suspected" of committing an act of violence against others.

Yeah, bad headline-writing strikes again...

[bongbong]

8. Six down, 190 to go

We're at war with three countries officially, and three more via drone strikes. There are only 190 or so more countries to unofficially declare war on. I'm sure bookies are taking bets on who's next.

There was good news for the MIC last week when Sudan split. One more country to declare war on.