Breaking - Suspected U.S. Missile Fired In NW Pakistan
Bombs Away, Dream Babies …
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A pilotless U.S. drone was suspected to have fired a missile into a Pakistani area on the Afghan border on Tuesday, but there was no word on the target or casualties, a government official said.
The missile was thought to have been fired into the Mohmand ethnic Pashtun tribal area in northwest Pakistan where this year, U.S.-controlled Predator aircraft have struck at least four sites used by al Qaeda operatives, killing dozens of suspected militants.
“There was an attack by a spy plane close to the Afghan border but we don’t have information about casualties or damage,” said the government official based in the region. He declined to be identified.
Mohmand has not been a hotbed of support for al Qaeda and the Taliban but militants are known to operate there.
A Pakistani military spokesman said he had no information about any missile strike.
Neither U.S. nor Pakistani authorities usually confirm U.S. missile attacks on Pakistani territory, which would be an infringement of Pakistani sovereignty.
(Reuters)
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Pakistani sovereignty is mythical at best. Have there ever been closed borders with China, Iran or Afganistan? I’ll call it Pakismugglerstan. Opium, arms, slaves. Name it, you can move it with enough baksheesh.
June 10th, 2008 at 8:57 amJust a thought, but do you think maybe Pakistani government is trying to exclude this area from Pakistani government oversite so there is no real outcry from the Pakistani people when we do this brilliant stuff.
June 10th, 2008 at 9:17 amSuspected U.S. missiles should be fired in all directions of the compass in Pakiratstan.
June 10th, 2008 at 10:08 amThem thar “Suspected U.S. missiles” usually are the deadliest … HEH
June 10th, 2008 at 10:21 amPredator? Reaper? Global Hawk? Here’s a picture gallery & info on the candidates: http://www.nwguardian.com/103/story/3387.html
June 10th, 2008 at 10:23 am“A Pakistani military spokesman said he had no information about any missile strike.”
Sounds perfect. The Paki’s then cannot tip off the doomed.
June 10th, 2008 at 10:29 am