[Peace-discuss] US attacks in Pakistan

[C. G. Estabrook]

[Some more indication of how Obama intends to carry out his criminal and 
unconstitutional war.  And some more dead people, too.  --CGE]


	At Least 18 Killed in US Drone Attacks on Waziristan
	Afghans and Uzbeks Said Killed in Pair of Attacks
	by Jason Ditz, September 29, 2009

US drones have launched a pair of attacks on houses today, one in South 
Waziristan and another in North Waziristan in Pakistan’s Federally Administered 
Tribal Areas (FATA), killing at least 18 people and injuring an unknown number 
of others.

The first attack, in South Waziristan Agency, came against the home of a man 
believed to have ties to Hakimullah Mehsud, who depending on which Pakistani 
government official you believe was either killed in a clash with a rival member 
of the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or is the current leader of the TTP, 
having replaced Baitullah Mehsud. At least six were killed in the attack. Some 
of those killed were identified as Uzbek militants.

At least 12 others were killed in the second attack, when US drones fired at 
least four missiles on a home north of Miram Shah. Officials say all those 
killed in this attack were believed to be Afghans, and assume that they were in 
some way related to the Haqqani network.

The two attacks were the first since Friday, when a US drone attacked a compound 
also believed to be linked to the Haqqani faction. The US is reported 
threatening to escalate attacks across northern Pakistan, including potentially 
into the major city of Quetta.

http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/29/at-least-17-killed-in-us-drone-attacks-on-waziristan/