U.S. Predators May Have Killed Al Qaeda’s Commander in Afghanistan

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Unmanned U.S. Predator drones and the newer model Reapers have been real busy in Pakistan over the past month. The United States has launched 21 Predators strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas since Sept. 1, and with two days to go in September, is close to doubling the next most active month (the previous record was 11 strikes in January 2010).

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