Drones parked in our own backyard, to Bomb our own People
In a shocking discovery reports have emerged from simply Google Earth images evidence of three drones parked on an airfield in some remote destination within Baluchistan, the images were captured by orbiting satellites and archived within Google Earth data warehouse to suddenly be discovered recently. Though there is no denying that during the Musharraf regime bases were rented out to the American army costing them a massive deficit to the tune of $10 Billion. But what probably irks the nation is that the Pakistani government have categorically denied that the Pakistani bases are being used to launch drones-
Omar Qureshi who writes for The News broke this discovery locally in Pakistan
The picture of the drones on the Pakistani soil, taken in 2006, has three drones, all Global Hawks. The picture has coordinates and they can be vaguely read as 27 degrees, 51 minutes North; 65 degrees, 10 minutes East. These coordinates place the strip not far from the nearby Jacobabad airbase which is around 28 degrees north, 68 degrees east.
One can easily verify the authenticity of the picture taken in 2006 with the 2009 image found online on Google Maps by merely inserting the above coordinates [or follow this LINK] in satellite mode
The Times Online also carried the report
The CIA is secretly using an airbase in southern Pakistan to launch the Predator drones that observe and attack al-Qaeda and Taleban militants on the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan, a Times investigation has found. The Pakistani and US governments have repeatedly denied that Washington is running military operations, covert or otherwise, on Pakistani territory — a hugely sensitive issue in the predominantly Muslim country.
The Pakistani Government has also repeatedly demanded that the US halt drone attacks on northern tribal areas that it says have caused hundreds of civilian casualties and fuelled anti-American sentiment. But The Times has discovered that the CIA has been using the Shamsi airfield — originally built by Arab sheikhs for falconry expeditions in the southwestern province of Baluchistan — for at least a year. The strip, which is about 30 miles from the Afghan border, allows US forces to launch a Drone within minutes of receiving actionable intelligence as well as allowing them to attack targets further afield
But it all started a few days earlier when Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee commented on 13th of February that unmanned CIA Predator aircraft operating in Pakistan are flown from an air base in Pakistan. The disclosure also marked the first time a U.S. official had publicly commented on where the Predator aircraft patrolling Pakistan take off and land.
The CIA declined to comment, but former U.S. intelligence officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information, confirmed that Feinstein’s account was accurate.
While Bruce Hoffman, a terrorism expert at Georgetown University, said Feinstein’s comments put Pakistan’s government on the spot.
If accurate, what this says is that Pakistani involvement, or at least acquiescence, has been much more extensive than has previously been known,” he said. “It puts the Pakistani government in a far more difficult position [in terms of] its credibility with its own people. Unfortunately it also has the potential to threaten Pakistani-American relations.
Chowrangi very rightly sums up the dilemma facing the people of Pakistan
But now the cat is out of the bag. So that is once more proved that how much regard American and our own government has for the people who reside in Pakistan. Their lives are of no value and our own government is involved in the killings. What a shame and what a sorry state of affairs. Another lie of our president has been caught and nobody knows how many more are on the way
For now the Government of Pakistan has a lot of explaining to do and just mere diversion tactics towards Musharraf might alone not help their case.
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September 6th, 2009 at 5:06 am
Man, this gotta hurt!
Drones is the one thing the Pakistanis oppose vociferously.. Turns out its own military allowed the drones to park its area! Does anyone believe in the sovereignty of Pakistan?? If so please give reasons!!!!!!!
August 30th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Salam, what a debate!!
I found KarimG and Dr. Jawad’s writings sensible and more digestible, especially in replying nonsense arguments!!… some others are doing well too.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:57 am
Our people who are terrorists deserve to be bombed.
July 18th, 2009 at 5:09 am
amir,
and your are QAUM kai ‘abbaa’ to enforce your definitions and your *DEEN*
July 18th, 2009 at 12:21 am
thank you amir, finally someone with a brain and humanity. The terrorists used the excuse of “Resistance” or “killing US soldiers” but now that there is no US soldiers in the cities, terrorists are still blowing up MUSLIMS. Over 200 dead muslims in one week by terrorist muslims. When the Taliban behead one of their family members and put the video on the internet, then maybe they will wake up and realize Taliban kills Muslims.
July 8th, 2009 at 12:52 am
oh and “Nothing u can do ” is TOO dumb to figure out that To and TOO are TWO different words.
lol. american right wingers love calling people dumb. but if you pay close attention, you will find that they can barely speak their own language.
I hope pakistan cleans out these so called “muslims” so that they can live in peace.
Don’t think for a second that the taliban cares about you. they don’t fight for muslims. they fight for money, power, and nukes so that they can kill all jews and americans.
That’s something no muslim should support..and if you DO, then you’re not a muslim. you are EVIL
July 8th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Looks like Nothing u can do is an idiot just like KASHIF JAMAL
the problem isn’t islam, or judaism.
the problem is RIGHT WING morons that thi8nk the way they do.
calling someone else’s country crap, is childish, immature, and racist.
but to think that the TALIBAN is the HEROES of islam, is INSANE.
same mentality, different religion. Kashif should know, that al quaida fights for no one. they are currently BLOWING UP MARKETS FILLED WITH MUSLIMS YOU STUPID IDIOT.
And the taliban..well, they are currently training 11 year olds to blow themselves up.
if you don’t have a problem with that, then please see a doctor immediately!!!
July 8th, 2009 at 12:43 am
To bad there is nothing you can do about it. Your ppl are simply to dumb to figure it out. You are expendable. Your country is crap
May 26th, 2009 at 4:05 am
also taliban and alqaeda are heroes of all islam.as they are the only “men” in islamic world who stood up against the zionist american alliance which has murdered millions of muslims in the world
one day these brave men will inherit this world.than inshalah those muslim munafiqeen who lick kufaars boots will also pay.soon inshalah
May 26th, 2009 at 4:02 am
whoever supports these drone attacks inside pakistan may allah target him with his hell fire for eternity amen