Drone attack kills 12 as U.S. steps up campaign in Pakistan

This is what we need to do more of in the war on the terror. Civilian losses could be limited more than they are if we had better intelligence.
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"A U.S. drone missile attack killed 12 people in the country's troubled tribal areas Thursday, the latest in a dramatic step-up of such strikes since a Dec. 30 bombing killed seven CIA workers. In the last two weeks, U.S. drones have carried out at least eight missile strikes in the country's largely ungoverned tribal region along the Afghan border. A video released last week linked the Pakistani Taliban to the suicide bomb attack at a U.S. compound in eastern Afghanistan where the CIA workers were based. Thursday's early-morning drone strike targeted a suspected militant compound and nearby seminary in the village of Shaktoi along the border of North and South Waziristan, both regions regarded as strongholds for the Taliban and al-Qaida. Tariq Hayat Khan, a top official with the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, where North and South Waziristan are located, confirmed the strike and said there were initial reports that senior Taliban commanders may have been among the dead.
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