Officials: US missiles kill 9 people in Pakistan

[ellisonz]

By RASOOL DAWAR | Associated Press – 1 hr 24 mins ago

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — U.S. drone-fired missiles hit a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing nine people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

The attack occurred in Spalga village in the North Waziristan tribal area, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

The dead included some domestic Taliban militants, said the officials. The area where the strike occurred is dominated by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a prominent militant commander focused on fighting foreign troops in Afghanistan.

President Barack Obama has ramped up drone strikes against Taliban and al-Qaida militants in Pakistan's tribal region since taking office. He acknowledged the covert CIA-run program publicly for the first time in a recent interview, but he and other U.S. officials refuse to discuss details of the operations openly.

More: http://news.yahoo.com/officials-us-missiles-kill-9-people-pakistan-062907595.html

[xchrom]

1. du rec. nt

[tawadi]

2. Interesting photo with the pool table still standing. eom

[ellisonz]

4. Agreed.

That's certainly an interesting one.

[JackRiddler]

3. Anonymous officials say dead included militants, so it's all good, always, long as it's us doing it.

[OhioChick]

5. USA! USA! USA!