U.S. Predators' Missiles Hit Taliban Training Compound in NW Pakistan, 7 Dead and Gone

Happy Sunday! A U.S. UAV's has hit a Taliban training compound in South Waziristan and killed 7 Taliban - 4 are listed as "foreign militants" which usually means they were either Arab al Qaeda or Uzbeks from the north. Here's some of the details from the article over at Breitbart:

A suspected U.S. missile killed seven people in a Taliban stronghold in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said, while a hard-line cleric rattled peace efforts elsewhere by demanding the government launch Islamic courts within two weeks.
The developments showed the mercurial state of the fight against insurgents in Pakistan's regions bordering Afghanistan, where the country is pursuing both peace talks and military offensives, and where the Obama administration appears more than willing to flex U.S. muscle despite official Pakistani protests.
The missiles landed in Murghiban village in the South Waziristan tribal region and also wounded three people, two Pakistani intelligence officials said. At least four of the dead were believed to be foreign militants, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.
They said that drones believed to be used by the U.S. were seen in the air ahead of the strike and that Taliban fighters surrounded the damaged center afterward. The compound was allegedly a militant training facility, the officials said, citing field informants.

One can only hope that a few of these dead are senior Taliban leaders but we'll have to wait a few days to find out if that was the case.

But it is encouraging to see this latest attack - it's refreshing to see the Taliban terrorized by above...I truly wish there was video of these Taliban rushing to the scene while their little asshat buddies lay there smoldering. My only suggestion next time for this type of operation is a third UAV that moves over an hour after the attack so that the ants that come running in afterward are taken out as well.

US missiles suspected in northwest Pakistan strike

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - A suspected U.S. missile killed seven people in a Taliban stronghold in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said, while a hard-line cleric rattled peace efforts elsewhere by demanding the government launch Islamic courts within two weeks.
The developments showed the mercurial state of the fight against insurgents in Pakistan's regions bordering Afghanistan, where the country is pursuing both peace talks and military offensives, and where the Obama administration appears more than willing to flex U.S. muscle despite official Pakistani protests.
The missiles landed in Murghiban village in the South Waziristan tribal region and also wounded three people, two Pakistani intelligence officials said. At least four of the dead were believed to be foreign militants, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.
They said that drones believed to be used by the U.S. were seen in the air ahead of the strike and that Taliban fighters surrounded the damaged center afterward. The compound was allegedly a militant training facility, the officials said, citing field informants.
South Waziristan is the main stronghold of Baitullah Mehsud, the top leader of the Pakistani Taliban.
The U.S. has dramatically stepped up its missile attacks on al-Qaida and Taliban targets in Pakistan's northwest since mid-2008, a policy that has not changed under new President Barack Obama and which officials say has killed several key al-Qaida figures.
Pakistan has condemned the strikes, saying they inflame anti-American sentiment especially when they kill civilians, but many analysts speculate the two countries have a secret deal allowing the attacks.
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday that he would not talk about the specifics of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan or Pakistan when asked about the alleged strike on Fox News Sunday. He said, however, that the military overall was "carrying out guidance from President Obama" in the region.