Sorry about that, Chief
Raising more tensions between Washington and our Friends and Allies in Islamabad. "Al Qaeda commanders escape in Pakistan missile strike," from AFP, October 10:
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan- A US missile strike targeting a high-level meeting of Al-Qaeda and Taliban commanders in a Pakistani tribal area missed most of them by just minutes, security officials said Friday.Two missiles hit the house of Pakistani Taliban leader Hafiz Sahar Gul in the North Waziristan district bordering Afghanistan on Thursday night, killing nine people including six Arab militants, the officials said.
"There was a meeting of around 30 foreign Al-Qaeda and local Taliban commanders in the house of Hafiz Sahar Gul but the majority of them left the building ten minutes before the missile struck," a security official told AFP.
"The six Arabs who were killed are all believed to be lower level operatives," the official added on condition of anonymity.
Officials did not immediately give the identities of the targeted militants. But they said that they were not Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden or his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Residents said the other three people killed in the strike in the remote village of Tapi were women and children, but there was no official confirmation.
The incident in the lawless district, a known haunt of Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants, is the latest in a string of attacks on Pakistani soil that have raised tensions between Islamabad and Washington....
Ask Grover Norquist or Hesham Islam. Perhaps they can explain it...
Ask Grover Norquist or Hesham Islam. Perhaps they can explain it...
Posted by: sheik yer'mami at October 10, 2008 3:37 PM
How 'bout Total Loser Dougie Hooper?
Yes the proverbial Pakistan and its fake promises to the US and the West to support the war on terror. While the Islamic Jihadis run and get shelter in Pakistan from US and Nato forces.
Greetings:
""The six Arabs who were killed are all believed to be lower level operatives," the official added on condition of anonymity."
And now they're even lower level non-operatives.
OT: Mark Steyn acquitted. See http://michellemalkin.com/2008/10/10/mark-steyn-acquitted-in-canadian-sharia-case/
11B40...very nice to see your comments. Hope you are well. Thank you Lockeed/Martin, Raytheon, Redstone Arsenal, and all those involved in Army and Air Force missile command.Please keep up the great work. Sorry about innocent women and children...they might have had a great future away from Islam. One day we will get OBL, and burn his no-good carcass to a crisp, or puree his internal organs with the blast wave.
Residents said the other three people killed in the strike in the remote village of Tapi were women and children, but there was no official confirmation.
And they will probably become the focus of the story: US targets innocents.
OT: Mark Steyn acquitted. See http://michellemalkin.com/2008/10/10/mark-steyn-acquitted-in-canadian-sharia-case/
Posted by: Karl2 at October 10, 2008 5:21 PM
Bravo!
CIC (CanadianIslamicCongress) - go * yourself!
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again..."
Only missed by ten minutes ... next time, for sure. If I were these guys I'd think twice before assembling in large groups.
There is a lot to be said for the person who shows up early for a meeting. No point in missing out on first choice of the Doughnuts and hot Coffee.
The early Bird gets the Worms.
How long did the process to gain approval to drop the missile take? I'm betting the layers of lawyers approvals required held it up long enough for the big guys to escape.
How long did the process to gain approval to drop the missile take? I'm betting the layers of lawyers approvals required held it up long enough for the big guys to escape.
(Sorry for the double posting. TypePad seems sick.)
Residents said the other three people killed in the strike in the remote village of Tapi were women and children, but there was no official confirmation.
i'm supposed to feel sorry that one? i don't.
"There was a meeting of around 30 foreign Al-Qaeda and local Taliban commanders in the house of Hafiz Sahar Gul..
This was NOT a wedding party? I'm shocked.