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To: Broken_Clock who wrote (273831)	2/2/2010 12:37:40 AM
From: Hawkmoon	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

US drones killed 123 civilians, three al-Qaeda men in January So it has been reported. But WHY were these "civilians" consorting with Taliban and Al-Qaida leadership during those attacks? The sixth attack on January 9 in Ismail Khan village of North Waziristan killed four people, including two al-Qaeda leaders. Mahmoud Mehdi Zeidan, the bodyguard for al-Qaeda leader Sayeed al-Masri, and Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim,.... ...The seventh US attack on January 14 in the Pasalkot village of North Waziristan killed 15 people, amidst rumours Hakimullah Mehsud could be among the dead. ....The eighth drone attack came on January 15 in the Zannini village near Mir Ali in North Waziristan, killing 14 people, including an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist, Abdul Basit Usman, a Filipino wanted by the Americans. These leaders wouldn't be using human shields, now would they? And why isn't that article discussing the 500 killings of innocent civilians by Taliban since October?: news.oneindia.in mcclatchydc.com Hawk