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Default Another 'Total Massacre' Ignored By Mainstream: US Drone Strike Kills 30Farmers In Afghanistan


"Rita Siemion, the director of National Security Advocacy at Human
Rights First, told Common Dreams that the U.S. military cannot
knowingly continue to use a process that repeatedly kills civilians
by mistake.

"Mistakes can happen, but this strike is part of a pattern that
suggests that there are serious flaws in the Pentagon's targeting
processes that need to be addressed," said Siemion. "Knowingly
using a process that fails to adequately distinguish between
civilians and combatants would violate the laws of war and be
detrimental to the overall mission."


The really sad fact is that the US would make major gains in Afghanistan
if it targeted CIA agents, their operatives and their arms shipments in
the area...

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Another 'Total Massacre' Ignored By Mainstream: US Drone Strike Kills 30
Farmers In Afghanistan

Fri, 09/20/2019 - 22:25

Authored by Eoin Higgins via CommonDreams.org

A U.S. drone attack killed 30 pine nut farmers and wounded at least 40
others in Afghanistan Wednesday night, the latest killing of innocent
civilians by American forces as the "war on terror" enters its 19th
year.

The farmers had just finished work and were sitting by a fire when the
strike happened, according to tribal elder Malik Rahat Gul.

"Some of us managed to escape, some were injured, but many were killed,"
said farm laborer Juma Gul.

Reteurs reported that there may be more farmers missing:

Haidar Khan, who owns the pine nut fields, said about 150 workers
were there for harvesting, with some still missing as well as the
confirmed dead and injured.

A survivor of the drone strike said about 200 laborers were sleeping
in five tents pitched near the farm when the attack happened.

In a statement, Colonel Sonny Leggett, the spokesman for the U.S.
campaign in Afghanistan, said the attack was aimed at "Da’esh (IS)
terrorists in Nangarhar" province.

"We are aware of allegations of the death of non-combatants and are
working with local officials to determine the facts" said Leggett.

However, Leggett said, the blame for the massacre is squarely on IS and
the Taliban — not U.S. forces.

"We are fighting in a complex environment against those who
intentionally kill and hide behind civilians, as well as use dishonest
claims of noncombatant casualties as propaganda weapons," Leggett said.

Human rights group Amnesty International, in a statement, said that the
strike was "unacceptable and suggests a shocking disregard for civilian
life."

"U.S. forces in Afghanistan must ensure that all possible precautions
are taken to avoid civilian casualties in military operations" said
Amnesty.

In a tweet, journalist Emran Feroz said his reporting from the region
indicates that the reality of U.S. policy with respect to attacks in
Nangarhar is different than Leggett's claims.

"Seems that recent drone strikes in Nangarhar's Khogyani district ended
in a total massacre killing far more than 30 civilians," said Feroz.
"When I visited Khogyani in 2017, locals told us that drone strikes
against farmers and other civilians are taking place regularly."

Rita Siemion, the director of National Security Advocacy at Human Rights
First, told Common Dreams that the U.S. military cannot knowingly
continue to use a process that repeatedly kills civilians by mistake.

"Mistakes can happen, but this strike is part of a pattern that suggests
that there are serious flaws in the Pentagon's targeting processes that
need to be addressed," said Siemion. "Knowingly using a process that
fails to adequately distinguish between civilians and combatants would
violate the laws of war and be detrimental to the overall mission."

In a tweet, The Intercept's Mehdi Hasan noted just how little attention
the massacre perpetrated by the U.S. military was likely to receive.

In terms of Afghanistan making an appearance on the US news agenda,
this should cause more outrage and anger than Trump inviting the Taliban
to Camp David - but it won’t. https://t.co/RBvqXDmQRz
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 19, 2019

MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted Thursday that Americans should pay
attention to the attack and try to put themselves in Afghan shoes.

"It is so easy to read this and be upset or shake your head and still
see it as an abstraction," said Hayes. "But take a second to play
through a missile from, say, Iran landing in Iowa and killing 30 farmers
and what that would do to domestic politics."

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitic...rs-afghanistan
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On Sat, 21 Sep 2019 10:26:25 -0400, Home Guy wrote:


"Rita Siemion, the director of National Security Advocacy at Human
Rights First, told Common Dreams that the U.S. military cannot
knowingly continue to use a process that repeatedly kills civilians
by mistake.

"Mistakes can happen, but this strike is part of a pattern that
suggests that there are serious flaws in the Pentagon's targeting
processes that need to be addressed," said Siemion. "Knowingly
using a process that fails to adequately distinguish between
civilians and combatants would violate the laws of war and be
detrimental to the overall mission."


The really sad fact is that the US would make major gains in Afghanistan
if it targeted CIA agents, their operatives and their arms shipments in
the area...

=====================

Another 'Total Massacre' Ignored By Mainstream: US Drone Strike Kills 30
Farmers In Afghanistan

Fri, 09/20/2019 - 22:25

Authored by Eoin Higgins via CommonDreams.org

A U.S. drone attack killed 30 pine nut farmers and wounded at least 40
others in Afghanistan Wednesday night, the latest killing of innocent
civilians by American forces as the "war on terror" enters its 19th
year.

The farmers had just finished work and were sitting by a fire when the
strike happened, according to tribal elder Malik Rahat Gul.

"Some of us managed to escape, some were injured, but many were killed,"
said farm laborer Juma Gul.

Reteurs reported that there may be more farmers missing:

Haidar Khan, who owns the pine nut fields, said about 150 workers
were there for harvesting, with some still missing as well as the
confirmed dead and injured.

A survivor of the drone strike said about 200 laborers were sleeping
in five tents pitched near the farm when the attack happened.

In a statement, Colonel Sonny Leggett, the spokesman for the U.S.
campaign in Afghanistan, said the attack was aimed at "Daesh (IS)
terrorists in Nangarhar" province.

"We are aware of allegations of the death of non-combatants and are
working with local officials to determine the facts" said Leggett.

However, Leggett said, the blame for the massacre is squarely on IS and
the Taliban €” not U.S. forces.

"We are fighting in a complex environment against those who
intentionally kill and hide behind civilians, as well as use dishonest
claims of noncombatant casualties as propaganda weapons," Leggett said.

Human rights group Amnesty International, in a statement, said that the
strike was "unacceptable and suggests a shocking disregard for civilian
life."

"U.S. forces in Afghanistan must ensure that all possible precautions
are taken to avoid civilian casualties in military operations" said
Amnesty.

In a tweet, journalist Emran Feroz said his reporting from the region
indicates that the reality of U.S. policy with respect to attacks in
Nangarhar is different than Leggett's claims.

"Seems that recent drone strikes in Nangarhar's Khogyani district ended
in a total massacre killing far more than 30 civilians," said Feroz.
"When I visited Khogyani in 2017, locals told us that drone strikes
against farmers and other civilians are taking place regularly."

Rita Siemion, the director of National Security Advocacy at Human Rights
First, told Common Dreams that the U.S. military cannot knowingly
continue to use a process that repeatedly kills civilians by mistake.

"Mistakes can happen, but this strike is part of a pattern that suggests
that there are serious flaws in the Pentagon's targeting processes that
need to be addressed," said Siemion. "Knowingly using a process that
fails to adequately distinguish between civilians and combatants would
violate the laws of war and be detrimental to the overall mission."

In a tweet, The Intercept's Mehdi Hasan noted just how little attention
the massacre perpetrated by the U.S. military was likely to receive.

In terms of Afghanistan making an appearance on the US news agenda,
this should cause more outrage and anger than Trump inviting the Taliban
to Camp David - but it wont. https://t.co/RBvqXDmQRz
€” Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 19, 2019

MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted Thursday that Americans should pay
attention to the attack and try to put themselves in Afghan shoes.

"It is so easy to read this and be upset or shake your head and still
see it as an abstraction," said Hayes. "But take a second to play
through a missile from, say, Iran landing in Iowa and killing 30 farmers
and what that would do to domestic politics."

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitic...rs-afghanistan



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