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CIA chiefs face arrest over horrific evidence of bloody 'video-game' sorties by drone pilots

published by Crimes of Zion on Tue, 2012-10-23 02:02

The Mail on Sunday today reveals shocking new evidence of the full horrific impact of US drone attacks in Pakistan.

A damning dossier assembled from exhaustive research into  the strikes’ targets sets out in heartbreaking detail the deaths of teachers, students and Pakistani policemen. It also describes how bereaved relatives are forced to gather their loved ones’ dismembered body parts in the aftermath of strikes.

The dossier has been assembled by human rights lawyer Shahzad Akbar, who works for Pakistan’s Foundation for Fundamental Rights and the British human rights charity Reprieve.

Filed in two separate court cases, it is set to trigger a formal murder investigation by police into the roles of two US officials said to have ordered the strikes. They are Jonathan Banks, former head of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Islamabad station, and John A. Rizzo, the CIA’s former chief lawyer. Mr Akbar and his staff have already gathered further testimony which has yet to be filed.

How the attacks unfolded...

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Submitted by Crimes of Zion on Tue, 2012-10-23 02:13.

See also the comprehensive report 'Living Under Drones', a joint effort by the New York University School of Law's Global Justice Clinic and Stanford Law School's International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic.

Submitted by Heydrich on Tue, 2012-10-23 06:42.

Mr Akbar and the families of civilians drone victims are seeking a ruling that further strikes in Pakistani airspace should be viewed as ‘acts of war’. They say the Pakistan Air Force should try to shoot down the drones and that the government should sever diplomatic relations with the US and launch murder inquiries against those responsible.

I’m afraid there’s no chance of that, since the USA is the only thing that keeps the Pakistan government from collapsing. That’s why Pakistan doesn’t shoot down the drones, despite having 450 combat fighter jets.

Between 2,562 and 3,325 people have been killed since the strikes in Pakistan began in 2004. Of those, up to  881 were civilians, including 176  children. Only 41 people who had  died had been confirmed as ‘high-value’ terrorist targets.

Using the low number, 41 out of 2,562 means that 99% of those murdered were not ‘high-value’ targets.

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