Comments on: Drone Attacks in Pakistan: The Mystery Deepens

By: George of the Bungle

George of the Bungle — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:17:43 +0000

Hate to bungle this up. Did anyone hear of the Israeli attacks on Sudan by drones of their own. They sank one Sudanese ship and attacked two convoys all carrying Iranian missiles for Hamas.

By: deepthought

deepthought — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:21:05 +0000

#19 Gordo12–

Actually it was the Times of London that released a Google Earth image of drones at a Paki airbase.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5762371.ece

By: Joe Mudd

Joe Mudd — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:21:22 +0000

If Bush does it, it’s a crime, if Obama does it it’s fine.

By: ding

ding — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:59:00 +0000

When the story is told of special warfare ops in the past eight years, jaws will drop to the floor.

By: BD57

BD57 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:54:51 +0000

I’m not surprised; we don’t acknowledge it, Pakistan doesn’t have to deal with the US acknowledging it. We have enough trouble there already.

I support the constitutionally guaranteed right to arm bears.

By: john from cinncinatti

john from cinncinatti — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:39:36 +0000

why don’t we put the videos of the missions on you tube so the al queda guys can glean intelligence from them. maybe a reality show were we put all our cards on the table and give out names and hometowns of all the people involved or better yet lets have some operational security here and lets not be braggarts like the jihadist are. supposedly our G2 has some experience in getting intel from info that leaked out. let God sort them out.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:35:54 +0000

I’m surprised it took 20 posts to get a Cambodia reference.

Our engagement with Pakistan going forward isn’t clear, but it is clear we are escalating attacks in pakistan and putting more troops on the border. I don’t think the Obama admin wants to give any credence to the idea that these operations might lead to something bigger in Pakistan. So he’s downplaying attacks in Pakistan, and playing up the surge as being focused on Afghanistan.

By: aloysiusmiller

aloysiusmiller — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:57:19 +0000

Maybe the more secret it is the more AQ it will kill.

This is a pretty neat capability as long as it is working for us. Can you imagine a day when drones will be flying over America looking for political dissidents?

I think we need to make sure that the right to bear arms includes a capability for shooting down drones.

I am very serious.

By: Aarbrow

Aarbrow — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:30:13 +0000

Not raisins, actually dates. Hence the misunderstanding.

By: typos_R_us

typos_R_us — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:19:18 +0000

“This has nothing to do with getting to the truth.”
Truth is a slippery, vague and vaporous concept. Settle for “the facts, and just the facts,’mam”. You will be better off. Better informed too.

“The history of our race, and each individual’s experience, are sown thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.”
Mark Twain, Advice to Youth
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)