How The U.S. Kills Civilians In Afghanistan

[Hissyspit]

http://www.salon.com/news/afghanistan/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2011/04/11/drone_killing_civilians

Monday, Apr 11, 2011 09:01 ET
War Room

How the U.S. kills civilians in Afghanistan

By Justin Elliott
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A missile is loaded onto a Predator drone. The Los Angeles Times has published a remarkable tick-tock account of the killing of between 15 and 23 Afghan civilians by U.S. forces last year in an incident involving a Predator drone.

The story, which is clearly the result of months of reporting and Freedom of Information Act requests, highlights not only the phenomenon of the U.S. military killing civilians, but also how little information about such killings is typically made available to the public.

Here's a taste of the account, in which drone operators in Nevada are trying to figure out if there are children in three vehicles they are tracking:

The Predator crew and video analysts in Nevada remained uncertain how many children were in the group and how old they were.

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The camera operator responded: "Not toddlers. Something more towards adolescents or teens."

"Yeah, adolescents," the pilot added. "We're thinking early teens."

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[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. Not to worry, The murderers are sure to face trial and punishment.

Or, perhaps, Obama will order a no fly zone to protect civilians from the CIA.

[Poll_Blind]

2. Goddamn that's sick- everyone should read that. Everyone.

:cry:

PB

[The Northerner]

3. K&R