US Missiles Striking Terror Into Pakistani Militants -- The GuardianHow the British Islamist Rashid Rauf may have been caught up in the US campaign to tackle terrorists in Pakistan
United States forces are believed to have carried out about 20 missile attacks since August in north-west Pakistan, a sharp rise that reflects Washington's frustration at Islamabad's efforts to tackle militants on its own soil.
Though the attacks have killed a number of high-profile militant leaders, civilian casualties and wounded national pride has led to outrage in Pakistan. The Pakistani government has been forced to repeatedly deny reports that a secret pact has been agreed with the US to allow the missile attacks from Afghanistan territory to go ahead.
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My Comment: Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders are slowly being eliminated. Just as in Iraq, this is now being applied in the tribal regions of Pakistan .... and it is effective.