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Suspected U.S. Missile Strike Kills 10 in Pakistan
Suspected U.S. missile strike kills 10 in Pakistan
From Reza Sayah | CNN
Ten people were killed Friday evening in a suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region, said a local political official and two military sources.
The suspected strike would be the first since President Obama took office Tuesday.
The attack happened about 5:15 p.m. (7:15 a.m. ET) in a village near Mir Ali, North Waziristan, said Nasim Dawar, the local official.
North Waziristan is one of seven districts in Pakistan's ungoverned tribal region along the Afghan border, where the Taliban and other militants have set up a haven.
The region has seen a spike in the number of aerial attacks by unmanned drones on what are believed to be Taliban targets.
The United States has the only military with such capabilities in the area. In 2008, there were 30 suspected U.S. missile strikes in Pakistan, based on a CNN count.
On New Year's Day, two top al Qaeda terrorists were killed by a U.S. missile strike against a building in northern Pakistan, according to two senior U.S. officials.
The men, both Kenyans, were on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list, one of the officials said, and were believed to have been responsible for the September suicide bombing at a hotel in Islamabad.
Although the United States said the strikes have killed some senior al Qaeda officials, the Pakistani government has condemned them, calling them a violation of its sovereignty, and has asked the U.S. military to stop.
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"Although the United States said the strikes have killed some senior al Qaeda officials, the Pakistani government has condemned them, calling them a violation of its sovereignty, and has asked the U.S. military to stop".
Did you guys not get the memo that said after Tuesday it's ok to kill people when the govt. says they're terrorists.
I guess this means we have to add Obama's name to the impeachment papers!
... and wrong on the issues as well...
Here is the list of Articles of Impeachment... though attacking inside Pakistan is wrong and must stop, it is NOT one of the articles of impeachment filed against G.W.Bush. His crimes are a little more substantial than that...
(you might like article 33 (you can read Roman numerals can't you?))
Article I
Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq.
Article II
Falsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of Aggression.
Article III
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War.
Article IV
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States.
Article V
Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression.
Article VI
Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114.
Article VII
Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War.
Article VIII
Invading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter.
Article IX
Failing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle Armor
Article X
Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes
Article XI
Establishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq
Article XII
Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources
Article XIIII
Creating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries
Article XIV
Misprision of a Felony, Misuse and Exposure of Classified Information And Obstruction of Justice in the Matter of Valerie Plame Wilson, Clandestine Agent of the Central Intelligence Agency
Article XV
Providing Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq
Article XVI
Reckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US Contractors
Article XVII
Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives
Article XVIII
Torture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Other Places, as a Matter of Official Policy
Article XIX
Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to "Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture
Article XX
Imprisoning Children
Article XXI
Misleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran, and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran, With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian Government
Article XXII
Creating Secret Laws
Article XXIII
Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act
Article XXIV
Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment
Article XXV
Directing Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American Citizens
Article XXVI
Announcing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing Statements
Article XXVII
Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to Comply
Article XXVIII
Tampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of Justice
Article XXIX
Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Article XXX
Misleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy Medicare
Article XXXI
Katrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil Emergency
Article XXXII
Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate Change
Article XXXIII
Repeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US, Prior to 911.
Article XXXIV
Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001
Article XXXV
Endangering the Health of 911 First Responders
(so in fact, you can't just "add someone's name to the impeachment papers" because that list of "articles" is a list of CRIMES committed by President Bush. Now, if you wish to start your own list, be my guest... but don't try to sluff off and just ride the coat-tails of ADS's good work... lazy republican troll that you are...)
Willboy- I demand that you refer to me from now on as Master Troll. And before you go off on the "master" reference. It's ok to say it if you yourself are black.
And of course you astound me with your intellect. But just so I get this right, after Tuesday - it is now ok to bomb citizens that the govt. says are terrorists, no matter that they have families, etc...
"Repeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US, Prior to 911are terrorist?" I guess I missed Clinton's name on the papers. I'm sure they are there somewhere.
There have been a lot of changes since Tuesday, so try to keep up.
Ok to bomb citizens and call them terrorists if the govt. says so, got it.
Ok to like and praise women governors that recently gave birth. got it.
Now it is not ok to say "I support the President, but not his policies". got it. It was only 3 days ago that is was ok to say "I support the troops but not the mission".
Here are just a few that I have noticed so far. As for calling me Jojo, I did read some of you and his posts, and geez, dude, the guy, as misguided as he is, was just asking for help. Sometimes the tough guy routine, comes across as a little much.
But my favorite is your quote from today. "though attacking inside Pakistan is wrong and must stop", now it's "just wrong". Where is your anger, man? From what I read off your website, that's your montra- ANGRY!
Maybe it takes a few days for the koolaid to kick in!