Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Fresh Evidence of CIA Drone Strikes on Rescuers ('Double-Tap')

[Hissyspit]

http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/08/01/bureau-investigation-finds-fresh-evidence-of-cia-drone-strikes-on-rescuers/

Bureau investigation finds fresh evidence of CIA drone strikes on rescuers

August 1st, 2013 | by Chris Woods | Published in All Stories, Covert Drone War, Drone strikes in Pakistan

A field investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in Pakistan’s tribal areas appears to confirm that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) last year briefly revived the controversial tactic of deliberately targeting rescuers at the scene of a previous drone strike. The tactic has previously been labelled a possible war crime by two UN investigators.

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The Bureau’s field researcher found five double-tap strikes took place in mid-2012, one of which also struck a mosque
Congressional aides have previously been reported as describing to the Los Angeles Times reviewing a CIA video showing Yahya al-Libi alone being killed. But the Bureau’s field research appears to confirm what others reported at the time – that al-Libi’s death was part of a sequence of strikes on the same location that killed up to 16 people.

If correct, that would indicate that Congressional aides were not shown crucial additional video material.

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The Bureau first broke the story of the CIA’s deliberate targeting of rescuers in a February 2012 investigation for the Sunday Times. It found evidence of 11 attacks on rescuers - so-called ‘double-tap’ strikes – in Pakistan’s tribal areas between 2009 and 2011, along with a drone strike deliberately targeting a funeral, causing mass casualties.

Reports of these controversial tactics ended by July 2011. But credible news reports emerged a year later indicating that double-tap strikes had been revived.

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[xchrom]

1. du rec.

[hobbit709]

2. Funny how the ones committing these acts always deny they are war crimes

And if they win, they aren't.

[TheKentuckian]

3. Talking about terrorist attacks, what are these?

Do we drone ourselves or what?

[Civilization2]

4. That is a "war crime", a crime of terror, and mass murder.,

There is ZERO justification possible for these acts, they are heinous, in indefensible.
I condemn these acts and the evil empire that has carried them out and continues to do so.
The corporate-military run by banksters and the 1% is out of control, it will not stand the people will not continue to let the few cause so much pain for their own person gain.

[theaocp]

5. Just like waterboarding

you gotta love us co-opting the most heinous tactics of our enemies.

[reusrename]

6. This perfectly fits into the timeline for Petraeus' resignation.

He was in charge of the drone program when the "double tap" policy was implemented.

The story hit the press a month before Obama's reelection. Then the general resigned only two days after the vote. A month later the UN appointed the Special Rapporteur to look into these war crimes.

The general's sexual affair was only a fig leaf to cover up his war crimes. Obama could not publicly ask for his resignation over this, so they went with the sex story instead.

[canoeist52]

7. Also an Oakland police tactic during the Occupy protest.

When the Iraq war veteran was hit in the head, the police fired again into the group of protesters rendering medical aid.

[duhneece]

8. Our police and corrections 'borrow' tactics from the military

Many police and corrections' officers ARE former military, so torture, indiscriminate killing become accepted practices.

[zeemike]

10. Yep

And the lines between the military and the cops is no longer there.
We are all enemies now.

[stonecutter357]

9. K&R