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EX500rider

(10,848 posts) Wed Oct 30, 2013, 03:48 PM Oct 2013

Pakistan says drones killed 67 civilians since 2008

Source: BBC

"Pakistan has said 67 civilians died in US drones strikes in the country since 2008, a figure much lower than estimates by independent organisations.
It said 317 US drone strikes killed 2,160 militants in Pakistan in the same period.
The Pakistani Defence Ministry provided the figure on Wednesday in a written response to the Senate.
It claimed no civilian had died in a drone strike since the beginning of last year.
The US has defended its drone strikes by insisting that it takes "extraordinary care" to ensure they comply with international law."

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24742037

Lets hope this story is true.

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Pakistan says drones killed 67 civilians since 2008 (Original Post) EX500rider Oct 2013 OP

That's about how many civilians get killed by firearms in the United States in a single day Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #1

"lets hope this story is true" that the US has killed 67 civilians? ok nt msongs Oct 2013 #2

Threadstarter stating "let's hope this is true" - I'm alerting on that. closeupready Oct 2013 #3

Since many other reports claim 1,000's... EX500rider Oct 2013 #4

Oh, okay, I apologize. I agree with you. closeupready Oct 2013 #5

I start with the typical apologies.... ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2013 #6

Oct. 2012 since the beginning of last year? Downwinder Oct 2013 #7

Fewer innocent civilian casualties is always better. n/t cosmicone Oct 2013 #8

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)

1. That's about how many civilians get killed by firearms in the United States in a single day

Reply to EX500rider (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 03:56 PM

Oct 2013

so naturally... the only way to solve this problem is more guns and more drones.

msongs

(67,406 posts)

2. "lets hope this story is true" that the US has killed 67 civilians? ok nt

Reply to EX500rider (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 04:22 PM

Oct 2013

closeupready

(29,503 posts)

3. Threadstarter stating "let's hope this is true" - I'm alerting on that.

Reply to EX500rider (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 04:24 PM

Oct 2013

EX500rider

(10,848 posts)

4. Since many other reports claim 1,000's...

Reply to closeupready (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 04:34 PM

Oct 2013

....of dead civilians, I hope this report is true and we have killed far less, sorry i wasn't clear on that.

closeupready

(29,503 posts)

5. Oh, okay, I apologize. I agree with you.

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 04:38 PM

Oct 2013

Peace.

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,868 posts)

6. I start with the typical apologies....

Reply to EX500rider (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 04:49 PM

Oct 2013

They shouldn't be living near terrorists.

War sucks, it's unfortunate that innocent people died but that's life.

If we don't drone them they'll kill us.

(Insert another country here) did _____, and ______ is much worse.

Typical, blame America first!

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Frankly I find this number hard to believe, but I'm not sure we'll ever know for sure.

Downwinder

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7. Oct. 2012 since the beginning of last year?

Reply to EX500rider (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 05:28 PM

Oct 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023950874

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

8. Fewer innocent civilian casualties is always better. n/t

Reply to EX500rider (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 09:42 PM

Oct 2013

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