US Drone Attack Claims 80 Lives in Pakistan

US drone attack claims 80 lives in Pakistan
By ROHAN SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:02 PM EDT
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More World News[x] Can Italian premier survive latest scandal?Iran police swiftly crush protestUS drone attack claims 80 lives in PakistanBomb strikes Shiite market in Baghdad, killing 69Major bombings in Iraq since Jan. 1More World NewsISLAMABAD (AP) — What appeared to be the deadliest U.S. missile attack ever on Pakistani soil brought an unusual reaction Wednesday in a country that has previously denounced such strikes as an affront to its sovereignty — silence.

Tuesday's attack killed 80 people, Pakistani officials said, but missed its chief target, Baitullah Mehsud. He is the country's top Taliban leader and its public enemy No. 1, accused of masterminding numerous brutal operations including the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

The seemingly accurate targeting appeared to point to cooperation between the U.S. military and Pakistani intelligence — despite Pakistani denials. This was possible because Mehsud — unlike some other U.S. foes in the northwest tribal region on the Afghan border — is so reviled in Pakistan.

Missiles apparently fired by unmanned aircraft first struck a purported Taliban training center in South Waziristan, then another barrage rained down on a funeral procession for some of those who had been killed earlier.

Mehsud attended the funeral in Makeen village, and panicky militants reported losing contact with the Taliban chief for a short time immediately after the attack, according to radio intercepts cited by two Pakistani intelligence officials.

But the officials said they were later able to determine that Mehsud left the funeral shortly before the missiles struck.

The two missile strikes killed at least 80 people, including several senior militants, said the officials, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to divulge the information. Fifty-five of those killed were at the funeral, they said.

The Taliban gave a slightly lower count: Waliur Rehman, an aide to Mehsud, told the AP that 65 people were killed, including some militants.

It was not known if innocent civilians were among the dead, an issue that has drawn outrage in Pakistan and Afghanistan whenever U.S. missiles have been fired. The region is too dangerous for outsiders to enter, making independent confirmation of the attack's details impossible.

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Comment by Marklar on June 25, 2009 at 4:05am
Just goes to show that a smart bomb is really only as smart as the dumb asses that are dropping them.
Comment by TheLasersShadow on June 24, 2009 at 11:25pm
Attention Citizens this didn't happen your supreme leader The Hon. Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States of America assures you that the news is incorrect. There was no attack carried out by US forces in an undeclared war against the Pakistani people. Your government does not do such things as you already know, Now please join with we in the singing of God Bless America ......

Citizens remember next week is the quarterly psyche evaluation, drug test and 10 round vaccination part of the patriotic American clearance program meeting. Those who do not attend will be euphonized along with all those who fail the psyche eval or drug tests, there is no need to fear as errors are never made as this is a government run program.

............... oops my twilight zone button got pressed by my cat sorry.
Comment by Tara on June 24, 2009 at 10:53pm
How ridiculous, they don't know if innocent lives were lost?....they're always lost in these damn wars of aggression! But then again innocent lives that are lost are just collatoral damage to the puppet masters, right? SICKENING!
Comment by fireguy on June 24, 2009 at 7:27pm
"It was not known if innocent civilians were among the dead" Probably no kids either.

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