Oops! 18 civilians killed in Pakistan.

As American military and intelligence sources giddily leaked information Friday about the death of bin Laden lieutenant Ayman al-Zawahiri, the rapidly emerging evidence showed that while the technology guiding the missiles to their targets was faultless, the intelligence on those targets was not. You think?

Pakistani officials said there was no evidence any 'foreigners' (shorthand for al-Qaeda fighters), were among the 18 victims. Just hapless civilians in the right place at the wrong time.

Tensions between Washington and Islamabad have grown in recent weeks as American troops have stepped up operations against militants.

Pakistan has already lodged a protest with the US military six days ago after a reported US airstrike killed eight people in the North Waziristan tribal region, a barren, deserted area of mountains south of Damadola.

The President and military officials seem to believe--and it is solid reasoning--that if we bomb enough houses, eventually we will kill a member of al-Qaeda.


Ayman al-Zawahiri: Still alive and well
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