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(114,904 posts) Wed Jul 3, 2013, 01:00 PM Jul 2013

It Is Now Common Knowledge That US Drones Bomb Civilian Rescuers [View all]

A U.S. drone strike killed at least 17 people in Pakistan's tribal region on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

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Last year a study by the NYU School of Law and Stanford Law School detailed American use of the double tap, providing first-hand accounts of its devastating effect on rescuers and humanitarian workers.

In 2007 the FBI said the tactic as commonly used by terrorist organizations such as Hamas.

Last June the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Christof Heyns said he considers the secondary strikes tactic to be "war crimes."

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It Is Now Common Knowledge That US Drones Bomb Civilian Rescuers [View all] cali Jul 2013 OP

Can you spell W-A-R C-R-I-M-E? cali Jul 2013 #1

How long until the usual "sincerely regret" and "an investigation will be conducted"? Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #2

a little late for that. As Cali Dem so helpfully points out cali Jul 2013 #6

We've known this for quite some time Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #3

yes we have. do you agree that it's a war crime? cali Jul 2013 #5

Yup. n/t Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #8

Thank you for the response. n/t cali Jul 2013 #9

Cali, you must get a kick out of poking the skunk...... Bonhomme Richard Jul 2013 #4

Let's just say that I'm troubled that the U.S. is committing cali Jul 2013 #7

And it's becoming normalized. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #10