Two Arab Canadians Killled in Predator Strike

[The Bread Guy]

Good one - a sort-of "We Beat MSM to the First Word by XXXX Days/Months" clock....

 

[armyvern]

Good one - a sort-of "We Beat MSM to the First Word by XXXX Days/Months" clock....

I think they call that a "Scoop" ...

Unfortunately, these days, only the pooper-scooper seems to be applicable to MSM coverage so feareth they that they may offend the left ... oh wait a minute ... they ARE the driving force of misinformation and biased reporting FOR left. Forgot about that little tidbit.

 

[greentoblue]

I tracked this report from Long War Journal to some website called "Dawn":

WANA, Aug 30: Four people, including two Canadians of Arab origin, were killed and two other people injured when a missile reportedly fired from Afghanistan hit a house in the Korzai area of South Waziristan on Saturday.

http://www.dawn.com/2008/08/31/top3.htm
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Anybody see anything else about this?

 

[NL_engineer]

there is already a thread on this



Edited to add: Holy Crap you guys work fast  :cheers:

 

[vonGarvin]

Regards from the first day of spring here in Australia (01 Sep 08),

Did equinox come early this year?

 

[The Bread Guy]

I tracked this report from Long War Journal to some website called "Dawn"

It's a daily news outlet from Pakistan.

 

[MarkOttawa]

Dawn is one of the most influential English-language newspapers in Pakistan.  It was founded in 1941 by Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the "father" of the country:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_(newspaper)

Mark
Ottawa

 

[tomahawk6]

Pretty reliable to boot.

 

[Nfld Sapper]

Regards from the first day of spring here in Australia (01 Sep 08),

Did equinox come early this year?

Me thinks he has dipped a wee too much into the rye  ;D

 

[The Bread Guy]

DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING!  We have an MSM pick up, folks! Shared in accordance with the "fair dealing" provisions, Section 29, of the Copyright Act.

Pakistan probes deaths of alleged Canadian militants
COLIN FREEZE, With a report from Dawn Walton in Calgary
Globe & Mail, 3 Sept 08
Article link

Diplomats in Pakistan are investigating a report that two Canadian militants were killed by a possible U.S. missile attack that blew up a house in a remote tribal region of the country.

Canadian Foreign Affairs officials, in conjunction with other agencies, are working with Pakistan to determine the identities of men killed Saturday after villagers said they saw U.S. Predator drones in southern Waziristan.

As many as five suspected militants died in the attack, including two Arabs, Pakistan-based reporters said.

Pakistan's Dawn news service specified that the ranks of the dead included "two Canadians of Arab origin."

Defence Minister Peter MacKay gave a speech in Calgary yesterday expressing hopes that Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan could help stanch the flow of Taliban militants from Pakistan.

When asked about the reported missile strike, he said: "I haven't had a chance to speak to [Foreign Affairs Minister] David Emerson directly about it. But I am aware of the situation, but I can't give you any more details."

The deaths in Pakistan are high on Ottawa's foreign affairs agenda.

"The Canadian High Commission in Islamabad is aware of a news report that two Canadians have been killed in a missile attack in Wana, Pakistan," Foreign Affairs spokesman Rodney Moore said.

"Consular officials are in contact with local authorities in an attempt to confirm these reports."

He added that "due to the Privacy Act no further information can be released at this time."

But he did not explain the specifics of why the act applies in this case.

Last month, Ted Gistaro, a senior U.S. analyst of terrorist threats, warned that al-Qaeda operatives from "North America" are training in Pakistan to attack the United States.

In a speech in Washington on Aug. 12, Mr. Gistaro suggested that Canadian passport holders are among the biggest threats.

"Al-Qaeda has strengthened its safe haven in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas," Mr. Gistaro said.

He is a 20-year U.S. Central Intelligence Agency analyst and is now the chief national intelligence officer for transnational threats.

The tribal areas encompass North and South Waziristan.

Mr. Gistaro said al-Qaeda operatives include "North American and European citizens and legal residents with passports that allow them to travel to the United States without a U.S. visa." ....

More on link

 

[MarkOttawa]

Nothing in Toronto Star, National Post or Ottawa Citizen.

Mark
Ottawa

 

[brihard]

Yup, I sure called that one wrong.

 

[Dog Walker]

The story is now on CTV.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080903/pakistan_militants_080903/20080903?hub=TopStories

Newspaper says Canadians killed in Pakistan strike
Updated Wed. Sep. 3 2008 2:18 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Canadian diplomats in Pakistan are trying to confirm a newspaper report claiming that two Canadians have been killed by a possible U.S. missile strike in a remote region of the country.
"Four people, including two Canadians of Arab origin, were killed and two other people injured when a missile reportedly fired from Afghanistan hit a house in the Korzai area of South Waziristan on Saturday," the Internet edition of Dawn News reported.
Foreign Affairs spokesperson Rodney Moore told CTV.ca on Wednesday that "Canadian High Commission in Islamabad is aware of the news reports."
He said they are now working "with local authorities in an attempt to confirm" the reports, but had no other details about the situation.
Dawn News reported on Aug. 31 that local residents said "a plane was seen flying over the area shortly before the missile hit" a house.
The French news agency AFP quoted a local military spokesperson who said an "incident involving an explosion happened in South Waziristan but we do not know what caused the incident."
The AFP reported that the official said the house had recently been rented to "foreigners."
South Waziristan is a remote mountainous region in Pakistan that straddles the country's border with Afghanistan. U.S. officials have said it is a sanctuary for Taliban and insurgent fighters. The region has been hit on several occasions this year by U.S. missiles.
In what may be the latest NATO attack in the region, there were unconfirmed reports on Wednesday that a pre-dawn U.S.-led strike force killed 15 people, including women and children.
With files from The Associated Press

 

[armyvern]

The story is now on CTV.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080903/pakistan_militants_080903/20080903?hub=TopStories

Only on day 4 too!! Gentlemen get out your tickertape --- it's some kind of record I'm sure. AND, it's a "SCOOP" by CTV in the MSM - there's still nothing that I can find on CBC et al yet.

Perhaps someone from CTV has visited this thread recently (ie today).

 

[The Bread Guy]

It appears Canadian Press did make their own calls (posted ~031730EDTSept08):

Canadian diplomats in Pakistan are investigating a report two Canadians were killed by a missile attack in a remote area of the country, a Foreign Affairs spokesman said Wednesday.

"The Canadian High Commission in Islamabad is aware of a news report that two Canadians have been killed in a missile attack in Wana, Pakistan," Rodney Moore said from Ottawa.

"Consular officials are in contact with local authorities in an attempt to confirm these reports."

Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported Saturday that four people, including "two Canadians of Arab origin," were killed and two others injured when a missile, reported to have been fired from Afghanistan, hit a house.

Witnesses were quoted saying a plane was seen flying over the area shortly before the missile hit the house in Wana ....

 

[armyvern]

It appears Canadian Press did make their own calls (posted ~031730EDTSept08):

Sure. After they read it here first? 

 

[brihard]

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/09/03/canadians-pakistan.html

CBC as well.

I stand corrected... again?

 

[armyvern]

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/09/03/canadians-pakistan.html

CBC as well.

I stand corrected... again?

Notice that it was posted at 8:49 pm this evening ... probably after they read all about CTV's "scoop" here ...  >

You know they come here to surf every time we experience the loss of one of our Comrades-in-Arms - today sadly, has been one of those days (just look at the number of "guests" viewing that thread).

 

[The Bread Guy]

You know they come here to surf every time we experience the loss of one of our Comrades-in-Arms - today sadly, has been one of those days (just look at the number of "guests" viewing that thread).

Now if they'd only take away more perspective and share it with the readers/viewers/listeners (hey, I can dream, can't I?)