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US Attacks on Pakistan Kill Hundreds
On January 1, US drones pounded Waziristan in Pakistan's north-western tribal areas, killing five people. It was an obnoxious new year message to Pakistan (reiterated on January 2, leaving three dead): 2009 would be no different from 2008.