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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUS drone 'kills four' in Pakistan's North Waziristan
A US drone strike has killed at least four suspected militants in the North Waziristan tribal area, security officials say, in an area known to be a stronghold of al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
The attack is the third since March, when Pakistan's parliament called for the use of drones to cease.
Pakistan says the raids serve to drive local people closer to the militants.
Washington has cut the number of drone operations but has ruled out stopping them altogether.
The attack is the third since March, when Pakistan's parliament called for the use of drones to cease.
Pakistan says the raids serve to drive local people closer to the militants.
Washington has cut the number of drone operations but has ruled out stopping them altogether.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18171499
Considering that the slaughtered persons were labelled suspected "terrorists" and slaughtered without due process, how much is actually known about the alleged crimes they committed?
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US drone 'kills four' in Pakistan's North Waziristan (Original Post)
The Northerner
May 2012
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Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)1. Their crime? Fighting against the Western occupation of Afghanistan.
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)2. Since it's a war,
why would there be due process? Where is that expectation coming from? Nobody bombed in Dresden or Hamburg during WWII got a day in court, or a chance to answer for their alleged crimes. Why apply this criminal court standard? There is a declaration of war just as in WWII. The difference is now we make an effort to be precise and targeted, so when we make a mistake and the wrong person dies it really stands out. Still far less so than in heavy bombing such as what we did in Germany or Vietnam or Iraq.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)3. I missed the declaration of war in Pakistan.