Pakistan tribal sources say U.S. drone strike kills al Qaeda commander

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MetalHead8 wrote:

Terrorist hate Drones. Send more Drones.

Dec 08, 2012 9:06am EST  --  Report as abuse
americanguy wrote:

I guess the Pakistanis were unable to warn the guy so the US could not kill him. Pakistan loves Islamic terrorists, and considers them all heros, and hides and protects them.

Dec 08, 2012 9:46am EST  --  Report as abuse
EncEe wrote:

National Bird Drone ?

Dec 08, 2012 10:31am EST  --  Report as abuse
KaosHiker wrote:

It is just so hard to root out that small group of extremists.
I know, They have great hiding places.
Like right next door to Pakastani Military bases.
Drones,Cruise Missiles,Troops. Whatever it takes.
This is not a soccer game. Where the battle only gets played on the field. The locker room is safe.
We go after the bad guys Wherever They are.

Dec 08, 2012 1:47pm EST  --  Report as abuse
matthewslyman wrote:

@americanguy: if all Pakistanis were die-hard terrorists, or even just serious terrorist sympathisers; either the Americans or the Indians would just have done with them all and press the big red button. But they’re not. So they don’t…

Dec 08, 2012 5:12pm EST  --  Report as abuse
boonteetan wrote:

How many insurgent leaders and commanders had been killed by drone so far? Dozens? Yet new ones keep surfacing. Why? (mtd1943)

Dec 08, 2012 10:11pm EST  --  Report as abuse
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