Thursday, October 11, 2012

Here's Your Answer

A report commissioned by Reprieve estimated last month that 474 to 881 civilians were among 2,562 to 3,325 people killed by drones in Pakistan between June 2004 and September 2012.

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Cricketer turned politician Imran Khan protested against US drone strikes with thousands of supports on Saturday and Sunday with the aim of marching into Pakistan's tribal areas.

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More than 20,000 people were in Tank for the final rally, according to police, and wellwishers lined the streets along the route from Islamabad to welcome the convoy as it passed through on its two-day journey.

  Tolo News

And how does one respond to that? “I have just two words for you – predator drones.”

A US drone strike targeting an insurgent's compound in North Waziristan, Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, killed five suspected insurgents on Wednesday morning, local officials said.

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"Several US drones flew into the area before dawn and fired four missiles on a compound, killing five militants," a security official told AFP.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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