The US was secretly flying unmanned drones from the Shamsi airbase in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan as early as 2006, according to an image of the base from Google Earth.
The image — that is no longer on the site but which was obtained by The News, Pakistan's English language daily newspaper — shows what [...]
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After sharia law had been declared in Pakistan’s tribal region earlier this week, it’s a bit odd to see the Wall Street Journal report on Pakistan actively supplying the US with intelligence to help their unmanned drones operate in those same territories. But since Pakistan’s government is still officially criticizing said missions, I guess all [...]
Expect to hear a lot more about this in the future:
The (Pakistan) government agreed to impose Islamic (Sharia) law and suspend a military offensive across much of northwest Pakistan on Monday in concessions aimed at pacifying the Taliban insurgency spreading from the border region to the country's interior.
The announcement came as three missiles believed fired [...]
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