13 killed as US drone hits Pakistan Civilians

One can imagine the uproar among many in the US left if Bush had continued with these type of strikes. Pakistan now seems to approve the attacks and even encourage attacks against Baitullah Mehsud and his followers who are mounting terror attacks in Pakistan in reply to earlier drone attacks. This is a great recipe for disaster and more civil unrest in Pakistan. The US manages to set itself up as judge jury and executioner and kill people even the innocent without so much of a murmur from most that this might just violate international law.







13 Killed as US Drone Hits Pakistan Civilians
Foreign Militants Were in Home at the Time
Posted April 3, 2009
US drones launched a missile attack against a home in North Waziristan on Saturday morning, killing at least 13 and wounding at least eight others. Officials say that civilians were among the casualties caused by the two missiles. One intelligence official said that foreign militants were staying in the home at the time of the attack.
That attack occurred in the Datta Khel area, at around 3 AM. It was the latest in a growing number of attacks launched by the Obama Administration over the past two months.
The attacks have largely centered around followers of TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud, and Mehsud says the terror attack in Lahore earlier this week was retaliation for the US attacks. Mehsud has also threatened to launch “an attack in Washington that will amaze everyone in the world.”


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