Two suspected US missiles have zapped nine people in the tribal areas, intelligence officials said on Friday. One evening, strike in the town of Mohammad Khel killed four people and a second in Datta Khel killed five, two officials said. The identity of the deaders was not immediately known, but the area of the strikes in North Wazoo is believed to be controlled by the Talibs. The officials said all nine deaders are believed to be forces of Evil and some may be imported muscle. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were very frightened. They could say no more.
The strikes would be the seventh and eighth missile attacks this month, keeping up a recent surge in such CIA-run, dronezaps. In September, the US is believed to have launched at least 21 such violations of Pak sovereignty, an unprecedented number and nearly all in North Wazoo. The US rarely acknowledges the covert missile strike programme. Pakistain officially opposes the programme, but is believed to secretly support it.