The second US drone strike in less than 24 hours hit North Waziristan today, destroying a house and a nearby car, and killing at least eight people, none of whom were identified.
It was not only the second drone strike in around a day, it was the fourth in the last two weeks, suggesting a significant increase in the rate of US attacks compared to earlier this year.
The US carried out large numbers of drone strikes for years against the tribal areas, but slowed them late last year after the election of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who promised in his campaign to end the strikes.
Sharif’s government had been much more critical when the US launched strikes, and the number of strikes decreased. In recent weeks, however, they’ve been mum on the new pickup in US strikes, which risks fueling more tension, as the US attacks are hugely unpopular in Pakistan.
The Pakistani government must be waiting for either more weapons from the world's biggest arms dealer or another handout check from the American-Israeli Congress. As soon as the arms arrive or the check clears, you'll hear the Pakistanis complain about further US bombing of Pakistani citizens.
The inhuman and diabolical wasting of humans by machine
A computer tells Obama that in order for him to be reelected as a war-time President, he needs to make body parts out of at least 5 civilians with each bomb he drops. So, our military gets a computer printout showing that weddings, funerals and busy market places are the highest priority targets. And so, the computer screen of a drone killer is programmed to show in color where the most warm bodies of civilians are collected together, whereupon a computer automatically fires a missile directly at the area colored in bright red.
No conscience bothered in the slightest, as to a drone killer they all say, “The computer made me do it… The computer made me do it.”
The U.S. govt is one mass murdering machine.