Pakistani tribesmen rally against US drone strikes Last Updated:
Friday, January 21, 2011, 16:17 Miran Shah: Some 2,000
Pakistanis in a tribal region pummelled by US missile strikes
demonstrated on Friday under the watchful eye of Taliban
fighters, calling for an end to the attacks and the arrest of
the US officials behind them.  The covert, CIA-run missile
program is a source of deep resentment in Pakistan, where many
believe large numbers of civilians are killed and maimed in the
drone-fired strikes. US officials insist the strikes are precise
and kill primarily Taliban and al Qaeda militants hiding along
the Afghan border.  Friday's demonstration occurred in North
Waziristan, the target of nearly all the US missiles. The
northwest tribal region is home to several militant groups
focused on attacking US and NATO forces in neighbouring
Afghanistan.  Shop owners, students and other residents shouted
anti-American slogans, and called for US Defence Secretary
Robert Gates and the former CIA station chief in Isl