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Title: Missiles kill 7 in NW Pakistan
Post by: bijou on January 23, 2009, 12:24:26 PM
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Missiles fired from a suspected U.S. spy plane killed seven people Friday on the Pakistan side of the Afghan border, a lawless region where al-Qaida militants are known to hide out, officials said.

The strike was the first on Pakistani territory since the inauguration of President Barrack Obama.

Pakistani leaders had expressed hope Obama would halt the attacks, more than 30 of which have been launched since the middle of last year, reportedly killing several senior militants. ...

link (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D95SSHE80&show_article=1)
Title: Re: Missiles kill 7 in NW Pakistan
Post by: JohnnyReb on January 23, 2009, 02:46:51 PM
The AP is really losing it on the accuracy front these days.

No US "spy plane" is armed.

It was most likely a Predator UAV, which is not classified as a "spy plane".

DUmmie speak------It flys + belongs to US = spy plane