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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 02:38 PM
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12 Killed in US Drone Strikes in Pakistan
Edited on Wed Mar-10-10 02:44 PM by tekisui
Source: Sify News

Two suspected US drone attacks Wednesday in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border killed at least 12 people, intelligence officials said.

The airstrikes took place in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, a known sanctuary of Taliban and Al Qaeda militants.

'A drone fired five missiles on a vehicle apparently carrying some miscreants,' said a local intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity. 'Six people died in the attack'.

The second drone fired two more missiles on a crowd of villagers carrying out relief work, killing six people and injuring several others.

'The total death toll now stands at 12 but it may rise as some injured are said to be in critical condition,' said the official.

A second intelligence official confirmed the incident and put the death toll at 14. He said the identity of those killed was not known yet.

more: http://sify.com/news/12-killed-in-us-drone-strikes-in-pakistan-news-international-kdkxOigebcc.html
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 02:40 PM
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1. Miscreants?
Hmm.. That's rather a vague term..
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 02:54 PM
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6. That covers about 99.9% of post-pubescent males in the tribal areas.
Every male of age carries a gun if he can afford it. I visited one of their gun shops. They had just about any modern firearm, including machine guns. Most were made by hand. Very clever people. If you don't see what you want, they will custom manufacture it for you.
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 05:26 PM
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13. The proper meaning of that word is
" being poor, non-white, without power, and living in a place of resources coveted by someone else."

Interestingly, the words " insurgents" "rebels" also has a similar meaning.
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 02:42 PM
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2. knr. still murdering people for corporate profits
we are the bad guys.
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 02:43 PM
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3. K&R
This doesn't sound good.
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 02:45 PM
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4. More dead innocents,
So what are we trying to accomplish over there? Certainly nothing to do with winning the hearts and minds of the locals, judging by our actions.
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 02:48 PM
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5. so sick of the US killing people
what disgusting values "we" have!
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:07 PM
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8. That's 'value$'
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:07 PM
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7. Fuck war is right. nt
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:09 PM
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9. The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a funeral pyre.
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followthemoney Donating Member (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:23 PM
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10. What?
Obomba?
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Flaneur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:46 PM
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11. Yay! We kill again. Way to ensure perpetual war! Yay!
We got us "a crowd of villagers."

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Blue Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 05:14 PM
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12. how can this degree of sloppiness be tolerated?
I mean, what the fuck -- these are human lives we're dealing with here, people!

I've had it with the number of innocent civilians being slaughtered as a result of Bu$hCo's lies, it must stop.

Time for another futile letter to the White House.
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 06:43 PM
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14. I hate to say it, but it feels as futile as ever.
very sad
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