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| US drone kills civilian |
| 2014-01-18 |
| [Yemen Post] A day only after Yemen Human Rights Minister, Hooriah Mashour took to the Washington Post, denouncing the Pentagon's use of drones in Yemen to eliminate al-Qaeda gunnies and clamp down on the most dangerous terror cell in the region, officials confirmed that a farmer was slayed in the south-eastern province of Hadhramawt near the city of Shibam. Witnesses told news hounds on Wednesday that the farmer was hit by shrapnel as he was returning home to his village of Huta. The drone which aimed to target alleged al-Qaeda gunnies in the area, once again led to the death of an innocent civilian. While officials have refused to comment on the matter, only confirming the farmer's manner of death, activists in Hadhramawt have warned they would seek retribution for the man's family in accordance with Yemeni tradition, but more importantly they noted they want Sana'a central government to review its anti-terror collaboration with the US and ban drones altogether. With more proofs standing against America's drone campaign, human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... activists have vowed to continue their lobbying against drones, calling instead for a more pragmatic approach through education and prevention, rather than bloodshed and violence. Following December 12th massacre, when 14 civilians, including children were mistakenly killed by a drone, Yemenis across the political spectrum want to see a change in counter-terror policy, one dedicated to the protection of civilians. Ever since US President B.O. chose in 2012 to resume his drone campaign in Yemen, dozens of innocent and unarmed civilians have been killed and scores more injured. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 once again led to the death of an innocent civilian. Says who? I suspect anything from that region, especialy "INNOCENT CIVILIAN" headlines. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-01-18 18:27 |