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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-26-11 02:21 PM
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Pakistan demands US vacate suspected drone base - AP
How dare those silly, ungrateful, Pakistanis complain about our humanitarian killing of their troops? After all, we apologized and said we'd investigate...as usual.

http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-demands-us-vacate-suspected-drone-183904830.html

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani government has demanded the U.S. vacate an air base within 15 days that the CIA is suspected of using for unmanned drones.

The government issued the demand Saturday after NATO helicopters and jet fighters allegedly attacked two Pakistan army posts along the Afghan border, killing 24 Pakistani soldiers.

Islamabad outlined the demand in a statement it sent to reporters following an emergency defense committee meeting chaired by Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Shamsi Air Base is located in southwestern Baluchistan province. The U.S. is suspected of using the facility in the past to launch armed drones and observation aircraft to keep pressure on Taliban and al-Qaida militants in Pakistan's tribal region.
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Dover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-26-11 02:33 PM
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1. Can you even imagine the outrage were some other country permitted to conduct drone attacts here?
And with civilians being murdered by them left and right? And our government 'allowed' it?
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-26-11 02:39 PM
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2. Nah. We'd settle for a sincere apology and the promise of an investigation.
Just like we expect those ungrateful Pakistanis to do.
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Dover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-26-11 02:43 PM
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3. Well your theory may be tested if the Houston police department is permitted to use their new toy
Edited on Sat Nov-26-11 02:46 PM by Dover
drone. But it wouldn't be from a foreign source. It would be our own government attacking its people. Remote control murder...how...'efficient'.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-26-11 02:45 PM
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4. Well, they're warming up the sincere apologies and investigation part at UC Davis.
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