Friday, July 03, 2009

Another Drone Story

Remember my comments on the BBC report over the use of drones by Israel in Gaza?

Six strikes; 29 dead.

Well, take a look at this:-

At least 10 militants have died after missiles were fired by a suspected US drone aircraft at a Taliban target in Pakistan, intelligence officials say.

Unnamed officials said it was an attack on a militant training facility in the South Waziristan area. It took place in an area on the Afghan border controlled by Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.

There have been more than 35 US strikes since last August, killing over 340 people, it is estimated.


and this bit:

The BBC's Mike Wooldridge in Islamabad says that assuming that the accounts from Pakistani officials of Friday's suspected drone strike in South Waziristan are correct,

Anybody read a report on this? BBC coverage?

Let me know, please.

Otherwise, the BBC is a bit one-sidedly droll.

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