<div class='node-body'><p>A series of U.S. drone strikes pummeled Pakistan this weekend. Corporate media reports say the dead were &quot;local Taliban and fighters&quot; or &quot;suspected militants.&quot;</p>
<p>On <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-drones-kill-10-militants-northwest-pakistan-131705611.html?_esi=1">Sunday, two separate drone attacks</a> hit the North Waziristan are of the country. The first hit two vehicles, killing at least seven. The second targeted a home, killing at least three.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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