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US Targeting Rescuers, Funerals For Secondary Strikes
There have been 260 attacks by unmanned Predators or Reapers in Pakistan by Obamas administration averaging one every four days.The U.S. first kills people with drones, then fires on the rescuers and others who arrive at the scene where the new corpses and injured victims lie. The CIAs drone campaign in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to help rescue victims or were attending funerals. At least 50 civilians were killed in follow-up strikes when they had gone to help victims. More than 20 civilians have also been attacked in deliberate strikes on funerals and mourners. The CIA duly killed Khwaz Wali Mehsud in a drone strike that killed at least five others. Up to 5,000 people attended Khwaz Wali Mehsuds funeral that afternoon, including not only Taliban fighters but many civilians. US drones struck again, killing up to 83 people. As many as 45 were civilians, among them reportedly ten children and four tribal leaders. Clive Stafford-Smith, the lawyer who heads the Anglo-US legal charity Reprieve, believes that such strikes are like attacking the Red Cross on the battlefield. Its not legitimate to attack anyone who is not a combatant. Christof Heyns, a South African law professor who is United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extra- judicial Executions, agrees. Allegations of repeat strikes coming back after half an hour when medical personnel are on the ground are very worrying, he said. To target civilians would be crimes of war. Heyns is calling for an investigation into the Bureaus findings. I'm okay with this. Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-02-05 |
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