October 04, 2008

Update on Suspected US missile strike kills 20 in Pakistan article

I know this missile strike has been posted and reported here yesterday....but I found something that could turn out to be very interesting in this AP piece posted just moment ago...

Via AP

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Militants on Saturday buried the bodies of Arab comrades who were among at least 20 people killed when suspected U.S. missiles hit a house near the Afghan border, Pakistani officials said.
Then we have this... little gem.
Two Pakistani intelligence officials, citing reports from field agents and informants, said 14 Taliban militants and eight Arabs died in the attack about 28 miles west of Miran Shah, the region's main town.

The Taliban included a Haqqani commander who had invited the others to dinner, they said. The commander, his father and two young sons were among the dead Taliban, the officials said.

Six of the Arabs were buried in the village Saturday morning, while militants took the other two bodies to an undisclosed location, they said.

The officials, who asked for anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said they had no information indicating that a senior militant leader was killed.

I suspect we just witnessed the removal of two bodies to an undisclosed location was an effort to conceal the death of a senior leader..

By Matt Damon at 06:17 AM | |