U.S. Missiles Kill 16 in Pakistan

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Source: Associated Press

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's interior minister said Monday he was "100 percent" certain that wanted al-Qaida commander Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike.

Rehman Malik's claim came as suspected American missiles targeted hideouts in the militant sanctuaries near Afghan border, killing at least 16 people.

Malik did not say how his government knew that Kashmiri was killed Friday by a missile, or if it had evidence of his death.

Kashmiri, wanted for attacks in Pakistan and India as well European plots, was wrongly reported to have been killed in a similar strike in Sept 2009. U.S. officials have described Kashmiri as al-Qaida's military operations chief in Pakistan. He was rumored to be a contender to replace Osama bin Laden as the terror network's chief.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/06/06/world/asia/AP-AS-Pakistan.html

[patrice]

1. This is BEYOND words . . . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt

[Plucketeer]

2. It's easier of late

for al Quidan minions to move up thru the ranks! :hide:

[Robb]

3. I'm going to go out on a limb and say Kashmiri's not dead.

Malik's record on this sort of report is, ah, less than stellar.

[Renew Deal]

4. How do they always know these things after the fact?

:think: