America's deadly double tap drone attacks are 'killing 49 people for every known terrorist in Pakistan'
Study found war against violent Islamists has become increasingly deadly
Researchers blame common tactic now being used the 'double-tap' strike
Drone strikes condemned for their ineffectiveness in targeting militants
Just one in 50 victims of Americas deadly drone strikes in Pakistan are terrorists while the rest are innocent civilians, a new report claimed today.
The authoritative joint study, by Stanford and New York Universities, concludes that men, women and children are being terrorised by the operations 24 hours-a-day.
And the authors lay much of the blame on the use of the double-tap strike where a drone fires one missile and then a second as rescuers try to drag victims from the rubble. One aid agency said they had a six-hour delay before going to the scene. ~ (OP's Note: Even Worse then what the Nazis did (For which several of their generals were hanged).
The tactic has cast such a shadow of fear over strike zones that people often wait for hours before daring to visit the scene of an attack. Investigators also discovered that communities living in fear of the drones were suffering severe stress and related illnesses. Many parents had taken their children out of school because they were so afraid of a missile-strike.
Today campaigners savaged the use of drones, claiming that they were destroying a way of life.
Clive Stafford Smith, director of the charity Reprieve which helped interview people for the report, said: This shows that drone strikes go much further than simply killing innocent civilians. An entire region is being terrorised by the constant threat of death from the skies.
There have been at least 345 strikes in Pakistans tribal areas near the border with Afghanistan in the past eight years.
'These strikes are becoming much more common,' Mirza Shahzad Akbar, a Pakistani lawyer who represents victims of drone strikes, told The Independent.
'In the past it used to be a one-off, every now and then. Now almost every other attack is a double tap. There is no justification for it.'
The study is the product of nine months' research and more than 130 interviews, it is one of the most exhaustive attempts by academics to understand and evaluate Washington's drone wars.
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'US drone attacks are counter-productive and terrorise civilians'
CIA drone attacks are counter-productive as they kill civilians and rescue workers (Note from OP: This is clearly a war crime) and increase recruitment by militant groups, a new report concludes.
Civilians are being "terrorised" 24 hours a day by CIA drone attacks that target mainly low-level militants in north-west Pakistan, a report by Stanford and New York Universities says.
It claims that follow-up strikes are also killing rescuers who set out to treat the injured.
The report, made up of interviews with victims, witnesses and experts, pins blame on US President Barack Obama for the recent increase in "signature strikes" which target groups selected through "pattern of life analysis" and which have resulted in large, innocent groups attending weddings and funerals being killed.
It states: "US drones hover 24 hours a day over communities in north-west Pakistan, striking homes, vehicles, and public spaces without warning.
"Their presence terrorises men, women, and children, giving rise to anxiety and psychological trauma among civilian communities. Those living under drones have to face the constant worry that a deadly strike may be fired at any moment, and the knowledge that they are powerless to protect themselves.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/9564903/US-drone-attacks-are-counter-productive-and-terrorise-civilians.html
Study found war against violent Islamists has become increasingly deadly
Researchers blame common tactic now being used the 'double-tap' strike
Drone strikes condemned for their ineffectiveness in targeting militants
Just one in 50 victims of Americas deadly drone strikes in Pakistan are terrorists while the rest are innocent civilians, a new report claimed today.
The authoritative joint study, by Stanford and New York Universities, concludes that men, women and children are being terrorised by the operations 24 hours-a-day.
And the authors lay much of the blame on the use of the double-tap strike where a drone fires one missile and then a second as rescuers try to drag victims from the rubble. One aid agency said they had a six-hour delay before going to the scene. ~ (OP's Note: Even Worse then what the Nazis did (For which several of their generals were hanged).
The tactic has cast such a shadow of fear over strike zones that people often wait for hours before daring to visit the scene of an attack. Investigators also discovered that communities living in fear of the drones were suffering severe stress and related illnesses. Many parents had taken their children out of school because they were so afraid of a missile-strike.
Today campaigners savaged the use of drones, claiming that they were destroying a way of life.
Clive Stafford Smith, director of the charity Reprieve which helped interview people for the report, said: This shows that drone strikes go much further than simply killing innocent civilians. An entire region is being terrorised by the constant threat of death from the skies.
There have been at least 345 strikes in Pakistans tribal areas near the border with Afghanistan in the past eight years.
'These strikes are becoming much more common,' Mirza Shahzad Akbar, a Pakistani lawyer who represents victims of drone strikes, told The Independent.
'In the past it used to be a one-off, every now and then. Now almost every other attack is a double tap. There is no justification for it.'
The study is the product of nine months' research and more than 130 interviews, it is one of the most exhaustive attempts by academics to understand and evaluate Washington's drone wars.
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'US drone attacks are counter-productive and terrorise civilians'
CIA drone attacks are counter-productive as they kill civilians and rescue workers (Note from OP: This is clearly a war crime) and increase recruitment by militant groups, a new report concludes.
Civilians are being "terrorised" 24 hours a day by CIA drone attacks that target mainly low-level militants in north-west Pakistan, a report by Stanford and New York Universities says.
It claims that follow-up strikes are also killing rescuers who set out to treat the injured.
The report, made up of interviews with victims, witnesses and experts, pins blame on US President Barack Obama for the recent increase in "signature strikes" which target groups selected through "pattern of life analysis" and which have resulted in large, innocent groups attending weddings and funerals being killed.
It states: "US drones hover 24 hours a day over communities in north-west Pakistan, striking homes, vehicles, and public spaces without warning.
"Their presence terrorises men, women, and children, giving rise to anxiety and psychological trauma among civilian communities. Those living under drones have to face the constant worry that a deadly strike may be fired at any moment, and the knowledge that they are powerless to protect themselves.
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