Massive Tribesmen March in Pakistan, Demanding Halt to U.S. Drone Attacks (Repost)

[tekisui]

Source: Xinhua

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A large number of tribesmen Sunday marched in a main city in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region and demanded a halt to U.S. drone strikes in the area.

The demonstration in the town of Mir Ali was the second in the region in three days after over 2,000 demonstrated in Miranshah, the agency's headquarters, on Friday.

The Sunday's rally coincided with two strikes by the U.S. drone aircraft in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, which killed seven people.

Two missiles were fired on a vehicle, carrying suspected militants, as they arrived at a house at Doga Madakhel village, said official sources in the region. The house and vehicle were destroyed, tribesmen said.

more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-01/23/c_13703670.htm

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Re-posted, previous post was locked due to copyright length, didn't edit in time.

[tekisui]

1. kick for the unrecs! The article was at +8 when it was deleted. Let's get it back on the GP!

[QC]

8. Those people should feel honored to be hit by 100% American drones, by gum! n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

2. K&R

I wonder how we'd like it if drones were dropping bombs on us. The US is always too disconnected from the wars it perpetrates.

[Rex]

3. I guess their tolerance level for our collateral damage is too much.

You can only take so many erroneous drone attacks, before it is finally your family killed...would be my guess for their anger. Are we at war with Pakistan? I missed that speech.

[tekisui]

6. We've been at war in Pakistan for years now.

Very hush, hush.

I wonder if the WH is going to be supportive of these protests. Or the other ones going on in Pakistan: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x410139

[Obamanaut]

4. I think it would be a nice gesture to bring home all the troops from

and and all -istan suffixed countries, and anywhere else they might be, and stop all the various wars that are bleeding the US of it's money and young people, and the civilian casualties of the countries affected.

[tekisui]

5. Damn, people are hating on this one! lol. kicking for more unrecs!

[GeorgeGist]

7. Most DUers don't want to know ...

that their President is a child killer.

[leftstreet]

9. K&R

[Sonoman]

10. From the subject line, I was thinking Really Big Dudes. eom