Mon 1 Feb, 2010
And I thought it was because they hated our freedom:
Afghanistan-based US predators carried out a record number of 12 deadly missile strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan in January 2010, of which 10 went wrong and failed to hit their targets, killing 123 innocent Pakistanis. The remaining two successful drone strikes killed three al-Qaeda leaders, wanted by the Americans.
The rapid increase in the US drone attacks in the Pakistani tribal areas bordering Afghanistan can be gauged from the fact that only two such strikes were carried out in January 2009, which killed 36 people. The highest number of drone attacks carried out in a single month in 2009 was six, which were conducted in December last year. But the dawn of the New Year has already seen a dozen such attacks.
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The consequent increase in US strikes, first in North Waziristan and then South Waziristan, specifically targeting the fugitive TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud clearly shows that revenge is the major motive for these attacks.
That’s right folks. Our government killed 123 innocent civilians because one guy killed 7 CIA members; 2 of which were mercenaries. This begs the question: Why is a suicide bomber a terrorist but a guy controlling a drone a hero?
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Tags: Death from above, Drone Attacks, How is this not a war crime, ObamaComments (5)
nahummer says:
Well I think we all know the answer to your last question, it could have something to do with race, religion and nationality. I’m afraid the increase in Predators is not an aberration but the plan. It gets even better as the navy is joining the fun: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4294104.html
Phuck Politics says:
@nahummer – Oh goddammit it. Now the navy is bombing people? So we’ve got every branch of the military bombing a bunch of poor brown people?
stunatra says:
You’ve gotta love it. Someone kills 7 guilty people, and then we go and kill hundreds of innocent people because of it.
nahummer says:
Sadly the math makes sense to enough people to justify it. Imagine if they didn’t, they may discover a weird thing called a ‘conscience’ and that would just hurt too much.
Phuck Politics says:
@Stunatra – I love how one American is equal to 17.5 Pakistanis.
@nahummer – Quit using big words like conscience, you fucking hippie.