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Death toll from U.S. missile strike in Pakistan increases to 21

World Aug. 22, 2009 - 03:16PM JST ( 3 )

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LIBERTASAug. 23, 2009 - 02:16AM JST

"Three intelligence officials" who "spoke on condition of anonymity" are most likely Blackwater Inc. thugs. (So I'm not accused again of inventing fantastic conspiracy theories, here's the source.) A fresh report by the New York Times revealed on Friday August 21st 2009 that Blackwater USA has been contracted to work with the unmanned Predator drones that carry out assassinations and terrorize villages in eastern and southern Afghanistan and the border regions of Pakistan. It added that Blackwater personnel also 'assemble and load Hellfire missiles and 500-pound laser-guided bombs' -- a work formerly carried out by the CIA.

Blackwater, which has changed its name to Xe Services LLC, began assisting the CIA in Afghanistan after gaining a contract to protect a new intelligence station in Kabul in 2002. The multimillion-dollar covert contracts had enabled the North Carolina-based group to execute its military tactics generally accepted as 'excessively' forceful.

In its most infamous episode, in September 2007, Blackwater agents killed 17 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in an 'unprovoked' attack, after opening random fire on pedestrians with machine guns and rocket launchers.

The bloody incident drew the public's Ire in Iraq and worldwide condemnation, forcing the company to change its name to be able to return to Iraq.

However, even though the current US administration has barred Xe Services LLC from carrying guns in Iraq, a considerable number of former CIA authorities continue to work in collusion with the notorious security provider.

These relationships reveal that what has so far been exposed regarding Washington's pacts with Blackwater -- pacts concluded behind the backs of the American people -- is only the tip of the iceberg.

So, Mr. President, where's our change?
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adaydreamAug. 23, 2009 - 03:56AM JST

Haqqani is known to have visited the house that was targeted, the officials said. Khan did not specify whether Haqqani was there at the time.

Do we just target those homes that terrorist have visited before or are they verifing whether he is even there? I'm all for killing terrorist, but to bomb a place because someone was there, last night?...last week?...last year?

I keep hearing how we're the best military and we have the CIA involved, etc. Verify who's there. Not just fore missiles and hope this is when he's there. < :-)
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SuperLibAug. 23, 2009 - 05:21AM JST

Sweet. :)