What’s It Like To Live In The Tribal Areas With U.S. Drones Zipping Around In The Skies Overhead

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Taliban Hostage Heard Drone, 'And Then - Boom!'
-- Counter Terrorism Blog

On Friday, President Obama made it clear he has no intention on letting up on the CIA offensive inside Pakistan’s tribal areas begun by ex-President Bush last spring. Missiles fired by unmanned drones struck two targets inside North Waziristan. We reported in the New York Daily News' Mouth of the Potomac Blog on Jan. 18 (and mirrored here on the CT Blog) that missile strikes by unmanned Predator drones have killed eight senior Al Qaeda leaders, including some plotting attacks against the West.

While Pakistanis still occasionally mount anti-American demonstrations, there have been relatively few howls of protest despite more than 30 strikes near the Afghanistan border. One reason is that the targets have mostly been foreigners, and almost all the victims were Arabs - not Pakistanis, sources say.

So what’s it like to live in the tribal areas with U.S. drones zipping around in the skies overhead, launching death at any moment?

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My Comment: There are still enough Pakistanis in the tribal regions to actively support Al Qaeda and the Taliban. If the support was not there, the purpose of having Predators and Reapers in the skies would be moot.