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think

(11,641 posts) Wed Jul 3, 2013, 01:44 AM Jul 2013

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Suspected US drone 'kills 16' in north-west Pakistan

Source: BBC

3 July 2013 Last updated at 01:32 ET

At least 16 people have been killed in a suspected US drone strike on a compound in north-west Pakistan, Pakistani officials say.

At least two missiles were fired at a building in the North Waziristan tribal region early on Wednesday.

Reports citing local officials said most of those killed were thought to be from the militant Haqqani network.

This would be the second such strike since Nawaz Sharif took over as PM and demanded an end to the attacks...

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23156808

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Suspected US drone 'kills 16' in north-west Pakistan (Original Post) think Jul 2013 OP

[collective shrug] Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #1

[collective guilt] DeSwiss Jul 2013 #2

Yep. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #3

Nobel Peace Prize pocoloco Jul 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #4

We're way down the MIC road. How on earth do we turn this madness around? Gregorian Jul 2013 #6

They sure have a lot of compounds in Waziristan maxsolomon Jul 2013 #7

Droney McDrone-a-lot strikes again! Pterodactyl Jul 2013 #8

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

1. [collective shrug]

Reply to think (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 02:41 AM

Jul 2013

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

2. [collective guilt]

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 02:44 AM

Jul 2013

Kids and babies.

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

3. Yep.

Reply to DeSwiss (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 03:55 AM

Jul 2013

pocoloco

(3,180 posts)

5. Nobel Peace Prize

Reply to DeSwiss (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 10:07 AM

Jul 2013

.......and the Drone Ranger?

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GeorgeGist This message was self-deleted by its author.

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)

6. We're way down the MIC road. How on earth do we turn this madness around?

Reply to think (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 12:12 PM

Jul 2013

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)

7. They sure have a lot of compounds in Waziristan

Reply to think (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 01:52 PM

Jul 2013

I think Sharif demands and end to the strikes in public, but says "keep going, just be more accurate" in private.

Pterodactyl

(1,687 posts)

8. Droney McDrone-a-lot strikes again!

Reply to think (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 11:15 PM

Jul 2013

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