
“The study concludes that the strikes have killed far more people than the United States has acknowledged, and traumatized many more innocent people. That trauma is destroying a way of life, Emmerson said. ‘The Pashtun tribes of the … area have suffered enormously under the drone campaign.’ And tribal law prescribes revenge for the killing of a tribe member, which serves to radicalize more young men against the United States, he said. Pakistan considers the strikes counterproductive, illegal and a violation of its sovereignty.”
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/15/world/asia/u-n-drone-objections/index.html
Related posts:
Suicide rate in Alberta up 30% in wake of mass oilpatch layoffs
Millions of US government workers hit by data breach
Federal judge: ‘Clipping’ news articles violates copyright law
Hey Australia, How's That Gun Ban Working?
Moody’s considers downgrading top US banks
With military at ‘turning point,’ defense chief Leon Panetta avoids bold moves
Rep. Todd Akin: ‘Write me a decent check’ to get my attention
Woman drives 190 miles asleep at the wheel on sleeping medication
America's tactical interests cannot dictate Britain's sovereign destiny
Man was unarmed when fatally shot by Fairfax police officer
Will Bitcoin Craze Grip India?
How do smartphones reveal shoppers’ movements?
China hits back with report on U.S. human rights record
NJ Assemblyman, Former Mayor Accosted By Cop Previously Fired For Lying
U.S. developed ‘tsunami bomb’ during World War II