"Suspected U.S. unmanned planes have fired at alleged militant targets in Pakistan at least 17 times since mid-August, putting pressure on extremists accused of planning attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan."

- mid-august? why does that date ring a bell? oh yeah, that's the official resignation date of pakistan's dictator with whom george bush was very chummy

Embattled Musharraf resigns as Pakistan's president

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/wa...n/18prexy.html
maladroit Reviewed by maladroit on . US launches 17 airstrikes inside pakistan since mid-august Suspected U.S. missile strikes kill 27 in Pakistan Last Updated: Friday, October 31, 2008 | 3:03 PM ET The Associated Press Suspected U.S. missiles slammed into two villages close to the Afghan border on Friday, killing 27 people including an Arab al-Qaeda operative and other foreign militants, intelligence officials said. The al-Qaeda member was identified as Abu Kasha Iraqi, the officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. He had Rating: 5