A flurry of overnight drone strikes by US Predator drones has left at least 12 people dead and an unknown number of others wounded. The first strike hit a vehicle, and then a second strike targeted tribesmen who rushed to the scene to aid the wounded.
Not long after, a third strike was fired at a home near where the vehicle had been attacked. The identities of the slain are unknown, but Pakistani officials say at least seven were taken across the border to neighboring Afghanistan for burial.
Though officials used this to claim that the slain were “Afghan militants” the border around the tribal areas is largely invisible, and many tribemen cross back and forth at will, visiting relatives on either side of the porous border.
The attack struck in the Kurram Agency, just north of North Waziristan. It is unusual for US drones to attack far outside of the Waziristan Agencies, but not unheard of. Pakistani officials say they believe the attack targeted the Haqqani network and termed everyone slain, even two tribesmen who rushed to rescue the wounded “suspected militants.”
…Pakistan needs to target the drones and shoot them down. These "so-called' militants are not proven to be, nor are these people any threat to the US. Whatever power Pakistan has, it needs to exercise it, and destroy every single drone that comes into its airspace. Murder Inc/US government must be made to heel…NOW!
How about you run this war and have someone say you should be murdered? You are saying that the US goverment should be killed because of a choice that could of saved lives? I understand the fact that they did not know if they were 100% militants but choices have to be made and sacrafices are made as well. Please dont say government officals should be killed and say it will end this all it will just cause more of a fight… including mass murder because we are about tired of losing our troops and my friends.
And we will pray that your Muslim neighbor down the street does not attract the attention of the perpetrators. But you at least will understand the sacrifice of your family if that were to happen.
The Warmongers would LOVE for Pakistan to start shooting drones down. That would give them a pretext for full scale invasion.
President Barrack Obama is in my onopion a war criminal like Bill Clinton and Hillary but thats not for me to decide that why there is the Hague Ha ha tables are trurning Kosovo je metrhohija i Methohija je Serbija!
Al Qaeda operatives 1 – 12…again, eh?
Pakistan defending itself from drone strikes may start a full scvalle war the US can not afford and the troops will soon refguse to fight wars that go againsdt the constitutiopn.Then they many go after the demestic enemys sooner the beter but Pakisatan can't just sitt and take these illegal killing in there territory.Also an attack on Pakistan would involve China than Russia followed by Iran then syria and also North Korea would be involved forsurealso most likely India.and probably others how nows.So Americans including the congress and the house need to stop all agression unless in defence of an immenent attack on America.