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Hunt for Rashid Rauf that ended with hellfire
 A British terror suspect was killed by US forces in Pakistan yesterday. MPs want to know: did they tell Britain first?
| A long piece with much nutty goodness about Rauf's unfortunate demise combined with a lot of hand-wringing. |
At 10pm on Friday night the tribesmen in the villages of North Waziristan heard a sound they have learnt to fear. The hum of American reconnaissance planes high above the lawless tribal lands that span the Pakistan-Afghan border usually presages an imminent strike by Predator drones, targeting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters who shelter in their midst.
There have been more than 20 such attacks since August, but this time it appeared to be a false alarm. The locals were relieved when the sound faded at midnight.
Three hours later, however, they were woken by explosions in Khaisoor, as three Hellfire missiles from a Predator destroyed a mud-built bungalow in the village.
| 3 am? We're taking lessons from the RAB ... |
Inside, among the five people killed and six injured, were Rashid Rauf, the British militant alleged to have masterminded a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners in 2006, and two senior Al-Qaeda comrades, Abu Nasr Al-Misri and Abu Zubair Al-Masri, according to Pakistani intelligence sources.
| Give our regards to Himmler, boys ... |
Posted by: Steve White 2008-11-23 |
