From NPR.com
Suspected U.S. missiles hit a house frequented by an Arab militant near the Afghan border Friday and killed 15 people, intelligence officials said, in the latest alleged American attack on targets inside Pakistan.
It was unclear if the Arab, identified as Abu Kasha Iraqi, was among those killed, the officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Suspected U.S. missile attacks have killed at least two senior al-Qaida commanders in Pakistan's wild border zone this year, putting some pressure on extremist groups accused of planning attacks in Afghanistan - and perhaps terror strikes in the West.
However, a marked uptick in their frequency over the last two months has badly strained America's seven-year alliance with Pakistan.
The strike Friday took place in Mir Ali village in North Waziristan, the officials said, citing reports from agents and informers in the area.
The United States rarely confirms or denies firing the missiles, which are launched from unnamed drones.
Okay. This is really starting to freak me out. Why isn't this making bigger news!? I don't know how many times I can say that. I mean, this is reminding me of the Cambodian invasion during Vietnam. When did the war in Iraq also become the war in Pakistan, and let's not forget about Syria. Our government is still refusing to acknowledge that we killed anyone there recently. BUT unlike the secret Cambodian invasion during Vietnam, this expansion of violence isn't a secret (at least some of it) and still, there are no protests. At least, not any that have been picked up by the news networks because we're constantly talking about this damn election.
On a similar note, this little tidbit is from DemocracyNow.org. It's good to know where our tax dollars are going.
A new government audit has found at least $6 billion in US taxpayer money has gone to private military and security companies operating in Iraq. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction says that’s about 12 percent of the $50 billion in Iraq reconstruction money that has mostly flowed to American corporations. A recent internal report found the US has contracted at least 310 private security companies in Iraq. The most notorious of the companies, Blackwater Worldwide, has yet to face any charges for the September 2007 massacre of seventeen Iraqis in Baghdad’s Nissour Square.
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