Destruction of defenseless civilians is the main outcome of U.S. drone attacks, as in the Pakistani village of Khaisor on May 20. According to a dear friend of the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine:
Kathy Kelly: A U.S. drone airplane fired a missile at the village at 4:30 AM, killing 14 women and children and 2 elders, wounding eleven. The previous day, some travelers had come to Khaisor, and the villagers had served them a meal. "This is our custom," my friend relates. "It is our traditional way." But these travelers were members of the Taliban, and their visit was noted by U.S. forces. It is possible they were identified through pictures taken by unmanned U.S. drones. Although the visitors had left right after their meal, the U.S. responded to this act of hospitality by bombing the homes of the hosts early the following morning.Write to President Obama and ask him how he would feel if his own wife and children were buzzed and then blown to bits by a diabolical remote-control killing machine.
Posted by The Owl at 12:56. Filed under: War and peace
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