5 Pakistani troops killed in attack

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Source: AP

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suicide bomber attacked a military checkpoint in North Waziristan on Friday, killing five government soldiers about two miles from the scene of a U.S. missile attack that had killed a top al-Qaida commander, officials said.

Eight other soldiers were wounded in Friday's attack, a military spokesman said. The suicide bombing broke a unilateral cease-fire declared by militants in the area a couple of months ago.

It was unclear whether the attack in retaliation for the missile strike against Abu Laith al-Libi, whose death was reported Thursday on Islamic extremist Web sites and confirmed by an American official. The official said the veteran al-Qaida leader died when a missile from a U.S. Predator drone struck a compound in Pakistan's North Waziristan region late Monday.

The U.S. missile strike marked a significant victory for the U.S. in its battle against the terror network after a series of pessimistic assessments of the American-led campaign against the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan.



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[Harkpark]

1. Sad

When one pretend to be on side of good to commit evil deeds.
One create a darker evil.

And when the great pretender still walk about freely
That darker evil grows stronger

Guess not what the future be like for our own weakness
Gamble not with the future of our children

To excuse and justified evil will just create more evil.

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2. Very good Sir!

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[Harkpark]

3. We all live in crazy time

Behold the question of Iraq
Behold the nightmare bush have created for our children

Behold Bush Pandora Box

How do one ever start to fix this disaster?
Where to start?

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4. Yeah, we are screwed. The whole planet is screwed. nt