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Pakistan has accused the US of “murdering
the hopes of peace” after the leader of the
Taliban was killed by a CIA drone strike on
the eve of a meeting between militants and
representatives of the government.
The country’s security forces were placed
on high alert after the Taliban vowed to
carry out a series of revenge attacks after
Mehsud was killed at a
compound at Dande Derpa Khel in North
Waziristan. The body of the 34-year-old
was hastily buried and various Taliban
groups reportedly met on today in order to
select a new leader.
Reports said that Mr Mehsud had returned
to his compound in the remote tribal areas
after meeting other militants at a nearby
mosque when four missiles struck on Friday
morning. Five or six other suspected
militants were killed in the strike, including
his uncle, cousin and personal bodyguard.
Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz Sharif,
was elected earlier this year having said he
wanted to start talks with the Taliban as a
means to end militant violence and publicly
urged the US to end drone strikes. On
Thursday, while in London, he said initial
contact had been made and on Saturday
several Muslim clerics, acting as
intermediaries, were to have met with
Taliban fighters on behalf of the
government.
Instead, on a series of government ministers
denounced the US attack that killed the
Taliban leader. Interior minister Chaudhry
Nisar said the government believed the US
was responsible for the “murder of peace in
this area”. He claimed the entire
relationship between Washington and
Islamabad would now be reviewed.
“The government of Pakistan does not see
this strike as a strike on an individual, but
on the peace process,” he said. “Americans
said they support our efforts at peace. Is this
support?”

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Pakistan has accused the US of “murdering the hopes of peace” after the leader of the Taliban was killed by a CIA drone strike on the eve of a meeting between militants and representatives of the government. The country’s security forces were placed on high alert after the Taliban vowed to carry out a series of revenge attacks after Mehsud was killed at a compound at Dande Derpa Khel in North Waziristan. The body of the 34-year-old was hastily buried and various Taliban groups reportedly met on today in order to select a new leader.

Reports said that Mr Mehsud had returned to his compound in the remote tribal areas after meeting other militants at a nearby mosque when four missiles struck on Friday morning. Five or six other suspected militants were killed in the strike, including his uncle, cousin and personal bodyguard. Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was elected earlier this year having said he wanted to start talks with the Taliban as a means to end militant violence and publicly urged the US to end drone strikes. On Thursday, while in London, he said initial contact had been made and on Saturday several Muslim clerics, acting as intermediaries, were to have met with Taliban fighters on behalf of the government.

Instead, on a series of government ministers denounced the US attack that killed the Taliban leader. Interior minister Chaudhry Nisar said the government believed the US was responsible for the “murder of peace in this area”. He claimed the entire relationship between Washington and Islamabad would now be reviewed. “The government of Pakistan does not see this strike as a strike on an individual, but on the peace process,” he said. “Americans said they support our efforts at peace. Is this support?”

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Man, the US is really good at alienating its allies, eh?

Pakistan was a reluctant but very useful ally for the US alliance to stage attacks on Afghanistan from after 9/11.

Pakistan was a reluctant but very useful ally for the US alliance to stage attacks on Afghanistan from after 9/11.

Over here the Aussie spies messed up and got caught spying on Indonesia. Some affronted Indonesian hackers staged stagy denial of service viruses on 200 random Australian business websites. The graphics were colorful enough to get them featured on the TV news. Somewhere in here is a joke about Australia following faithfully in the USA's footsteps all the way.

....I mean, 'ew'

The lesson here is, when you see a terrorist running away while stealing glances of the sky - don't follow.