Friday, September 12, 2008

US Strike 'Hits Pakistan Taleban'

From the BBC:

At least 12 people - mostly Taleban insurgents - have been killed in north-west Pakistan in a suspected US missile strike, Pakistani officials say.

It struck a home before dawn near Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan region on the Afghan border.

It has emerged that President Bush recently authorised US raids against militants in Pakistan without prior approval from Islamabad.

There is growing concern in Pakistan over unilateral US military action.

Pakistani officials at the scene of the strike told the BBC that the missile was fired by a US drone flying overhead.

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My Comment: It is only a matter of time before the Pakistani border guards will start to shoot down Predator drones (if not already).

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