At least 29 people were slain and an unknown number of others wounded today in a pair of US drone strikes against South Waziristan Agency, Pakistan. The first strike targeted a vehicle, killing eight people in Shawwal.
The second strike hit a home full of tribesmen in Mandoi, killing the 21 people inside and wounding a number of people surrounding the area. The toll in Mandoi is expected to continue to rise through the evening, as people were continuing to be pulled from the rubble.
The attacks were the latest in a flurry of escalating attacks launched by the US since early May. In June alone the death toll is now nearly 100 killed, with all termed “suspects” but none conclusively identified as an actual militant, including one “confirmed” kill that was later retracted.
Pakistan’s government has repeatedly demanded that the US halt all drone strikes against the tribal areas. Today’s strikes once again suggest this won’t be happening any time soon and that if anything, the Obama Administration is looking to escalate even more.
And Gadhafi is accused of indiscriminate killing of civilians.
OBAMA the CIA and all Americans handling the drone operations shoud be dragged before the International Courts on hundreds of counts of genocide and indiscriminate murder on four continents of the world. if there is any justice and fair play in this Universe.
Or is it only the less people are able to defend themselves that they are called to account?
One Law for the Powerfull and one law for the defenceless.
SHAME ON THE JUDGES OF THE SO-CALLED INTERNATIONAL COURTS.
All these wars are hidden. This story will likely be completely absent from almost every major news outlet. Hopefully more Republican candidates will come after Obama on this global escalation of slaughter of the poorest people on Earth.
Three of the four "NATO" soldiers killed in separate incidents and reported by AntiWar yesterday have been identified as US soldiers. All three Americans died over the weekend in Helmand province.
Twelve US soldiers have died in Helmand province alone this month out of a total of 37 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan in June, 2011.
Lemme guess, they were Al Qaeda operatives 1 thru 29, right? The women and children included.
Three more dead reported today in Kunar province over the weekend. That brings the total US dead in Afghanistan for June, 2011 to 40.
And America acts like if the leave they would be leaving to citizens to be killed.I think there will be much less deaths than if America stays.They have companys making millions some billions to build things but for every hospital our school thats built 2 are blown up and at least half by American bombs.I feel sorry for the American citizens loseing there freedom and becoming poor so the government and ritch people get richer.25 thousand children starve everyday and the rich not all do as much as possible to keep them down.When people have no hope they become desperate and angry.And most will take it out on the people reponsible.The poor Palistinians live in a prison and are slaughterd and the world don't stand up and fight for it to stop.If I was rich I would do as much as possible to help as many people as I could.It seems lioke a huge persent of rich people care about 1 thing more money.Christianity says its easyer for a donkey to go thourgh the eye of a needel that to be saved.Islam demand its people to give Alms to the less fortunet.Even if your not religious you have a moral compass that tells you right from wrong.Guess some people are just evil.SAD
I think it is long past time for the Pakistani military to shoot back. The more drones it can destroy the less available for the next round of killing.