Report: U.S. Strike Injures 11 In Pakistan

9 Pakistani Troops, 2 Civilians Allegedly Hurt By Air Strike Near Afghan Border

(CBS)  Eleven people including nine Pakistani soldiers were injured during a U.S. air strike near Wana in the South Waziristan tribal area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, local officials told CBS News.

A local tribal official told CBS News that U.S. jets carried out the assault in the Angoor Adda area Thursday night. Nine Pakistani troops and two civilians were injured while four vehicles had been destroyed in the air strike.

The injured were transported by helicopter to Banu hospital.

A Taliban spokesman said Thursday that if U.S. spy aircraft do not stop abusing Pakistani air space in tribal areas, the Taliban will respond inside Pakistan.

A local tribal elder told CBS News that missiles also hit Musa Neka and Baghar villages but there were no casualties there. He said U.S. spy planes and choppers regularly patrol the areas and such attacks are not a surprise.

A local tribal security officer said he was not sure if the strike was an air bombing or artillery shelling but it hit a check post over the Pakistan-Afghan border. He said nine Pakistani soldiers suffered heavy injuries.

Last month in a similar attack, dozens of Pakistani solders were killed and a U.S. defense minister later apologized for that attack.

[deacon20081]

The US should have attacked the Taliban''s sponsor and paymasters..........Pakistan.
Bush send millions to Pakistan to support the "war on terror" looks like his support is working huh?

[mjvw2]

DAN RATHER WOULD BE PROUD!

Posted by mbcsmith

or he would have made it up

[ajaxtheleast]

Karzai investigation of the "wedding"
bombing complete:

47 Civilians dead.

39 women and children including the bride.

News site reported we''re still
"investigating".

[mbcsmith]

Bloody Heck!!!!

Can''''t you bloody Yanks get anything right!

Morons!

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Posted by jasonking4 at 11:27 AM : Jul 11, 2008



Only when we have to come save your limey a$$es$.

[mbcsmith]

CBS apparently knows every Taliban tribal leader in the country, but not one U.S. military official could be found to answer the allegations.
DAN RATHER WOULD BE PROUD!

[yongamerica]

It is interesting to note that Pakistani soldiers are so close to Taliban targets that they are "collateral damage". AS this is not the first time this phenomenon has been reported it is obvious that a significant number of Taliban terrorists are wearing the Pakistani Army uniform.

[superchez2]

A Taliban spokesman said Thursday that if U.S. spy aircraft do not stop abusing Pakistani air space in tribal areas, the Taliban will respond inside Pakistan.


By all means go ahead maybe this will gain more support from Pakastan to deal with the problem.

It''s about time we started hitting this area hard. If pakastan is going to allow these people to hide within their borders they must deal with the consequences by the way ALL MUSLIMS MUST DIE

[latrocinor-2009]

later ''baters

[latrocinor-2009]

Posted by MCVet
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I suspect the accident was caused by a MCVet spotter. The few, the proud, the careless.

[latrocinor-2009]

Blah, blah, blither, rant, yammer, spew.

Yawn.

Posted by FloydZepp2
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drooling again I see.

[floydzepp2]

This specific area of Pakistan is a well-known Taliban stronghold. Much dispute about airspace and soverienty rhetoric is just rhetoric, and nothing more. The fact that Talibans in Pakistan have been brutalizing Pakistani citizens for years is well documented. The political resolve to listen to Talibans make attacks against Pakistan is nothing new. The fact that the Pakistan government is willing to endure some carnage over the clashes for a while, shows some allegiance, but the USA is still doing the dirty work and taking the biggest risk.


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Posted by Pensacola88 at 10:59 AM : Jul 11, 2008
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Blah, blah, blither, rant, yammer, spew.

Yawn.

[stn_sage]

This is absolutely OUTRAGEOUS!

This seems to be happening 1-2 times a week!

These points need to be considered:
1. Who is supplying the intel for these air strikes?
2. Has this intel been verified? Is it good?
3. What pilots are flying these missions?
4. Are the pilots correctly I.D.ing their targets before they release their payloads?
5. In so far as possible, are results being verified?

Frankly, air services are performing poorly. At some point, general officers in charge need to be replaced with officers who can get the job done!

Not only is it an embarrassment but more importantly innocent people are dying over these mistakes! It MUST stop!

[jasonking4]

A US air strike in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed 47 civilians, 39 of them women and children, an Afghan government investigating team says.

Bloody Heck!!!!

Can''t you bloody Yanks get anything right!

Morons!

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[mmxxviii]

Seems like the moronic US "precision" guided weapons can''t even hit their targets from a few hundred feet away

Safe to say that if the US decides to launch attacks on Iran, 95% of the missiles will hit Russia inviting the total annihalation of the United States and celebration for that event that will last for decades

[pensacola88]

This specific area of Pakistan is a well-known Taliban stronghold. Much dispute about airspace and soverienty rhetoric is just rhetoric, and nothing more. The fact that Talibans in Pakistan have been brutalizing Pakistani citizens for years is well documented. The political resolve to listen to Talibans make attacks against Pakistan is nothing new. The fact that the Pakistan government is willing to endure some carnage over the clashes for a while, shows some allegiance, but the USA is still doing the dirty work and taking the biggest risk.

[mcvet]

A Taliban spokesman said Thursday that....

Now CBS (Communist Broadcast System) and the Democrats are getting their Fair and Balanced news sources from the "Taliban" who the rest of the World Calls Anti-American Terrorists.

Posted by demslie2u at 09:35 AM : Jul 11, 2008

LOL So are you upset that our FREE press tells us what the enemy is saying? Is it that you think we are like you bootlickers and can''t reason through information to form our OWN conclusion? Well since YOU hate the Free Press so much who do you suggest we have decide what we hear and see? Would you like a propaganda Minister like the Third Reich did? Maybe we should have a bunch of Red Necks riding around in Hood''s and Sheet''s attacking anyone who printed "liberal" articles?? Maybe we could establish a Propaganda Ministry... but WHO would be in charge of making sure the "RIGHT" news is printed?? Think about it you pathetic Swastika Hugging Fascist!! SIEG HEIL BUSH

[mcvet]

99% OF DEMOCRATS GIVE THE REST OF THEM A BAD NAME....

Posted by checkthepast at 10:02 AM : Jul 11, 2008

ROFLMAO This from the party that gave us GEORGE W. BUSH!! ROFLMAO Sparky NO matter what you fascist say or do, the Repugs are FRIED!! BIG TIME!! SIEG HEIL BUSH

[checkthepast]

99% OF DEMOCRATS GIVE THE REST OF THEM A BAD NAME....