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| No justification for US drone strikes, says FO | |
| 2010-10-08 | |
| [Dawn] Pakistain said Thursday there was "no justification nor understanding" for US dronezaps on its soil that have ramped up to record levels in the past month. "We believe that they are counter-productive and also a violation of our illusory sovereignty," foreign ministry front man Abdul Basit told news hounds, adding: "We hope that the US will revisit its policy." Basit said that the drone war was "not serving the larger strategic interests, especially in the context of our efforts to win hearts and minds, which is part and parcel of our strategy against gunnies and terrorists". Eight people were killed Wednesday in the latest attacks by the pilotless planes against gunnies in North Wazoo tribal district, security officials said. The US has launched a record number of strikes since September 3 -- a total of 26 dronezaps that have killed 149 people, according to officials. Since August 2008, 142 strikes have been launched, killing more than 1,100 people. Officials in Washington say in the past drone strikes have killed a number of high-value targets including former Pak Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud and it has branded the remote border region the global headquarters of Al-Qaeda. However, The infamous However... the attacks fuel anti-American sentiment in the country.
He also said that a drone strike on Monday in the district which killed eight thugs, including five Germans, was linked to the plot. The United States does not as a rule confirm dronezaps, but its military and the Central Intelligence Agency operating in Afghanistan are the only forces that deploy the pilotless aircraft in the region. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Anti American sentiment in Pakistan? Oh, no! Not that... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-10-08 19:46 |
| #4 i don't see any justificcation for the billions in AID the US gives Pakistain every year either but I'm sure yall still want that! |
| Posted by: chris 2010-10-08 12:53 |
| #3 But then they'd cease to be Pakistan. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2010-10-08 12:24 |
| #2 If Pakistan cleaned up their mess in North and South Waziristan we wouldnt have to resort to drones/special ops etc. |
| Posted by: Paul2 2010-10-08 07:10 |
| #1 The Hague Convention of 1907 "a neutral country has the obligation not to allow its territory to be used by a belligerent. If the neutral country is unwilling or unable to prevent this, the other belligerent has the right to take appropriate counteraction." I'd say real international law does provide justification. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-10-08 04:18 |