US Drone Strike Against North Waziristan Kills Five
Toll May Rise as Rescue Workers Continue to Search Rubble
A US drone strike against the Hasou Khel village in North Waziristan Agency today killed at least five people and left a number of others wounded. The attack destroyed a pickup truck and also leveled a house, burying people within.
Pakistani officials said that the four people slain in the vehicle were “militants” but the identities of the people in the destroyed house have not been made clear. Locals say the toll may rise further as rescue workers continue to search for more people buried in the house.
The attack was reported as the 40th drone strike against North Waziristan Agency this year, and the 55th strike against Pakistan overall. The Pakistani government has repeatedly demanded the US halt such strikes.
The attacks have been one of the primary grievances among Pakistani civilians, and a key reason for the rising anti-US sentiment across the nation, as US officials treat the complaints about push-button killing as an afterthought, and certainly nothing that would cause a change in policy.
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John Ellis
September 12th, 2011 at 5:00 am
If you walk in the light, then you believe that the rich who rule USA caused 9/11 disaster, that the rich either planned it or their brutal imperialism generated the vengeance that drove victims to do it. Whereas, if you walk in darkness, then you believe that USA is a kind and generous Empire and that 9/11 was the work of people jealous that God has blessed with prosperity an Empire destined to rule the world for eternity.
thedissenter
September 12th, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Al Qaeda operatives nos. 1 thru 5. All under the rightful age of 2. The good news (if there is any good news in this tragedy) is that today, the Empire made 50 new enemies.