'US drone attacks are counter-productive and terrorise civilians'

Source: The Telegraph

'US drone attacks are counter-productive and terrorise civilians'

11:25AM BST 25 Sep 2012

Civilians are being "terrorised" 24 hours a day by CIA drone attacks that target mainly low-level militants in north-west Pakistan, a report by Stanford and New York Universities says.

It claims that follow-up strikes are also killing rescuers who set out to treat the injured.

The report, made up of interviews with victims, witnesses and experts, pins blame on US President Barack Obama for the recent increase in "signature strikes" which target groups selected through "pattern of life analysis" and which have resulted in large, innocent groups attending weddings and funerals being killed.

It states: "US drones hover 24 hours a day over communities in north-west Pakistan, striking homes, vehicles, and public spaces without warning.

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'US drone attacks are counter-productive and terrorise civilians' (Original post)	Eugene	Sep 2012	OP
Well that's really worth a face/palm but it's too sick and sad to offer humor	tech3149	Sep 2012	#1
High-tech terrrorism is what it is. nt	bemildred	Sep 2012	#2
This is how to make more enemies for America	newfie11	Sep 2012	#3
If other people attacked us with drones we wouldn't like it	rachel1	Sep 2012	#4

Response to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 08:59 AM

tech3149 (3,307 posts)

1. Well that's really worth a face/palm but it's too sick and sad to offer humor

I don't care how wonderful the technology is and how it puts our fighters out of risk, if you kill one innocent that is one too many.

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Response to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 09:33 AM

bemildred (67,502 posts)

2. High-tech terrrorism is what it is. nt

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Tue Sep 25, 2012, 09:34 AM

newfie11 (3,467 posts)

3. This is how to make more enemies for America

Think these folks are going to be grateful for us killing the innocent children, wives, etc? Nope this just spreads the terror and it will come back to haunt us.

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Tue Sep 25, 2012, 07:22 PM

rachel1 (538 posts)

4. If other people attacked us with drones we wouldn't like it

I can guarantee that.

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