U.S. Air Strikes Inside Pakistan Kill Key Al Qaeda Operative, 26 Others Dead As Doornails

Huge news ! Excellent! The U.S. conducted two different air strikes in the NW area of Pakistan fairly close to the Afghanistan border and in the process killed 27 al Qaeda, Taliban and various other foreign pieces of shit. One of those dead is a real prize - Abu Kasha Iraqi who is an al Qaeda coordinator in that he USED TO bridge some of the gap between al Qaeda forces and Taliban forces. Well, now good old Abu Kasha is strolling the fires of hell wondering why his 72 virgins look like minotaurs.

Here's the latest details on the strikes from Breitbart:

Suspected U.S. missiles slammed into two villages close to the Afghan border on Friday, killing 27 people including an Arab al-Qaida operative and other foreign militants, intelligence officials said.
The al-Qaida member was identified as Abu Kasha Iraqi, the officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
He had been living in Pakistan's tribal region for about three years, from where he had been organizing attacks on foreign forces in neighboring Afghanistan, the officials said.
Suspected U.S. unmanned planes have fired at alleged militant targets in Pakistan at least 17 times since mid-August, putting pressure on extremists accused of planning attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan—and perhaps terror strikes in the West.

It is pretty apparent that the U.S. command in Afghanistan has simply decided to continue the attacks inside of Pakistan until the Pakistani government either does something drastic or in the end, blesses the operations. Up until now, Pakistani objections have been pretty limp.

At the same time, as I've said over and over again, the U.S. continues to target al Qaeda operatives in these strikes and I believe that is giving them leverage with the Pakistanis - al Qaeda is thought to be fair game anywhere in the world and that is why the U.S. is simply not just targeting Taliban inside of Pakistan.

This mission today is going to hurt al Qaeda - this was a damn good kill.

Suspected US missile strikes kill 27 in Pakistan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Suspected U.S. missiles slammed into two villages close to the Afghan border on Friday, killing 27 people including an Arab al-Qaida operative and other foreign militants, intelligence officials said.
The al-Qaida member was identified as Abu Kasha Iraqi, the officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
He had been living in Pakistan's tribal region for about three years, from where he had been organizing attacks on foreign forces in neighboring Afghanistan, the officials said.
Suspected U.S. unmanned planes have fired at alleged militant targets in Pakistan at least 17 times since mid-August, putting pressure on extremists accused of planning attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan—and perhaps terror strikes in the West.
But the marked uptick in their frequency is straining America's seven-year alliance with Pakistan, where rising violence is exacerbating economic problems gnawing at the nuclear-armed country's stability.
Scores of foreign al-Qaida members are believed to be hiding out in the lawless border area, which is considered a likely hiding place for Osama bin Laden.
The United States rarely confirms or denies firing the missiles and the identities of those killed are only occasionally made public. Locals frequently say civilians, sometimes women and children, are among the dead.
The first attack took place in Mir Ali village in North Waziristan after drones had been flying overhead for several hours, the intelligence officials said, citing reports from agents and informers in the area.
The drones fired twice, hitting a house frequented by Abu Kasha Iraqi and a nearby car, killing 20 people, the officials said, citing reports from agents and informers in the field.
Around two hour later, a second set of missiles hit a village in South Waziristan, killing seven people, including an unspecified number of foreign fighters, the officials said.