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2013-10-23 International-UN-NGOs
U.S. broke international law by killing civilians with drones: rights groups
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Posted by Fred 2013-10-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top

#1 Maybe Pakistanis should stop drinking tea?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-10-23 01:41||   2013-10-23 01:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Obviously this is a racist act. I sense a visit from the IRS in the near future. Could put a ding in that 'non-profit' status undermining that "let's separate the rubes from their money" donation campaign letter.
Posted by Procopius2k 2013-10-23 08:14||   2013-10-23 08:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Sacking a few more general officers must come first P2k.
Posted by Besoeker 2013-10-23 08:28||   2013-10-23 08:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, the definition of "civilian" in an asymmetrical conflict, i.e., a terrorist environment is dicey. One group's civilian is another's enemy combatant.

I am afraid the drone strikes are bad policy. We have proven we can go anywhere and snatch just about anybody we want anytime we want. Killing a HVT instead of snatching and questioning is denying us a significant amount of valuable intelligence.

Nothing beats boots on the ground going through the personal effects of a high value target for finding interesting information.

The drone strikes allow THE ONE to stay above the fray and play omnipotent.
Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-10-23 10:30||   2013-10-23 10:30|| Front Page Top

#5 "play" being the keyword here
Posted by European Conservative 2013-10-23 11:13||   2013-10-23 11:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Don't forget Obama's need to be able to decide who lives another day and who dies. he just loves playing god...
Posted by CrazyFool 2013-10-23 11:18||   2013-10-23 11:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe we should arclight Islamabad until they hand over Zawahiri.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-10-23 12:03||   2013-10-23 12:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Internationl law? Did any Rantburger knoqw of when there elections for a Repentative in that International Congress who approves International Law? Because if by International Law they intend some pact aapproved by such lovely people as The Saudis, the Iranians, Burma's Junta, the Chinese governement and Kim Jong un I am afid I would have to tell them to stuff their International Law in some place I don't want to mention in front of ladies.
Posted by JFM 2013-10-23 12:10||   2013-10-23 12:10|| Front Page Top

#9 The drone strikes allow THE ONE to stay above the fray and play omnipotent.

To be fair, the combination of "no casualties" and an endearment for technology has been a political mindset for decades, especially on the leftward side.

It's just that Mr. Obama has been a disappointment to the Left, and now we're seeing the results.
Posted by Pappy 2013-10-23 12:26||   2013-10-23 12:26|| Front Page Top

#10 By 'international law' I doubt they mean the Geneva Convention which, as I understand it, states that if an illegal combatant (i.e. terrorist) hides in, behind, and among the civilian population then any resulting civilian deaths are on *their* heads.

Or maybe AmNasty International and Human Rights Abusers Watch have a version with all those 'icky-hold-people-responsible' parts removed.
Posted by CrazyFool 2013-10-23 12:32||   2013-10-23 12:32|| Front Page Top

#11 Maybe we should arclight Islamabad

Drinks!

And if we actually do Islamabad, the next two rounds are on me.
Posted by SteveS 2013-10-23 12:55||   2013-10-23 12:55|| Front Page Top

#12 2 rounds? If we ever did arclight Islamabad I foresee a 2 week Rantbender.
Posted by Shipman 2013-10-23 13:53||   2013-10-23 13:53|| Front Page Top

#13 Take off and nuke it from orbit - it's the only way to be sure.
Posted by Barbara 2013-10-23 15:34||   2013-10-23 15:34|| Front Page Top

#14 This can't be right. Didn't Barry win a Nobel Peace Prize???
Posted by tu3031 2013-10-23 18:23||   2013-10-23 18:23|| Front Page Top

#15 Being a terrorist and a civilian are not mutually exclusive. Just ask Bill Ayers.
Posted by airandee 2013-10-23 18:26||   2013-10-23 18:26|| Front Page Top

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