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Pakistani news paper, "The News International", is carrying an article today on the American drone attacks. The noteworthy part is that despite the papers strong stance against the drone attacks, it's statement of fact are more supportive of the strikes than America's own far left media. In fact, the article lays the most extreme left claims as outright lies. I've included two main quotes and the link at the end:  
 
...nobody in any credible position can dispute these three facts. Drone attacks are not popular, drone attacks kill innocent people and drone attacks have compromised Al-Qaeda and its affilaites’ ability to operate.  
 
the only enthusiasm that exists for drone attacks is within the context of having to choose between different poisons. If given a choice between drone attacks, and Pakistani artillery and aerial bombardment campaigns, many tribal people will choose the drone attacks because no matter how many civilians they kill, it is less than the blunt force of the Pakistani military.  
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Pakistani military operations have a reputation in the region now, for being so brutal, that entire parts of towns are destroyed. Drones that destroy one or two homes at a time, obviously represent less damage, and therefore, an option that is preferable to the military’s artillery campaigns.  
 
 
http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=28773">http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=28773">http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=28773  
 
 
 
Edited by bcglorf, 2010-05-11 11:20:21