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Related: About this forumUS Drones Kill 15 in Yemen Wedding Convoy, mistaking them for al-Qaeda
http://www.juancole.com/2013/12/drones-wedding-mistaking.htmlUS Drones Kill 15 in Yemen Wedding Convoy, mistaking them for al-Qaeda
By Juan Cole | Dec. 13, 2013
CIA operators of US drones in Yemen mistook a wedding convoy for al-Qaeda on Friday, killing 15 persons and wounding many others. Some 10 were killed immediately and 5 more died from their wounds.
Al-Quds al-`Arabi, a London-based daily, talked to a member of the wedding party, who said that it is impossible that the wedding party contained al-Qaeda operatives.
South Yemen has witnessed an intractable al-Qaeda presence.
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US Drones Kill 15 in Yemen Wedding Convoy, mistaking them for al-Qaeda (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Dec 2013
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Look, the bride could have potentially gotten pregnant and given birth to a child
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2013
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Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)1. Look, the bride could have potentially gotten pregnant and given birth to a child
who could have grown up to become a jihadist. I don't see what the problem is here.
Do a really need a sarcasm smilie?
idwiyo
(5,113 posts)2. k&r
dixiegrrrrl
(60,012 posts)3. saw that first thing this am....grrrrrrrrrrr
I know there is some reason our Gov. keeps blowing innocent people up, but I can't figure it out.
Is whoever is droning really that inept?