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US missiles kill 4 in Pakistan amid drone debate
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan early on Friday morning, killing four militants in an attack that comes as Pakistani officials have stepped up their calls for the strikes to end, intelligence officials said.
The attack could complicate U.S. efforts to get Pakistan to reopen its border crossings to supplies meant for NATO troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan shut the border last November in retaliation for American airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Pakistan's parliament is debating a revised framework for its relationship with the U.S. that Washington hopes will result in NATO supply routes reopening. But a key demand is that the U.S. stop drone attacks, which are very unpopular in Pakistan because many people believe they mostly kill civilians — a claim denied by the U.S. and contradicted by independent research.
Friday's strike targeted a house in Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal area, a key sanctuary for Taliban and al-Qaida militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/article/US-missiles-kill-4-in-Pakistan-amid-drone-debate-3445922.php
How many more innocent civilians and suspects must die and how many more times must a foreign country's sovereignty be violated for all drone strikes to cease?
Is there any justification for this ongoing slaughter?
