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‘Drone strikes killed more civilians than publicly acknowledged’ – UN investigator

category international | anti-war / imperialism | other press author Saturday October 19, 2013 14:06author by Turing Report this post to the editors

Yes, the level of the slaughter is being covered up. Full story at link.

A UN report accuses the United States of downplaying the number of civilians killed in anti-terrorist drone operations, while failing to assist in the investigation by releasing its own figures.

With the increased use of remotely piloted aircraft in military operations in a number of countries, the nagging question of civilian “collateral damage” as a consequence of these deadly technologies is a growing concern for the United Nations and human right groups.

In Afghanistan, for example, the number of aerial drone strikes surged from 294 in 2011 to 447 during the first 11 months of 2012, according to data released by the US Air Force in November 2012, UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson noted in his interim report.

Pakistan officials confirmed that out of 2,200 deaths “at least 400 civilians had been killed as a result of remotely piloted aircraft strikes and a further 200 individuals were regarded as probable non-combatants.”
Pakistani protesters belonging to United Citizen Action march behind a burning US flag during a protest in Multan on September 30, 2013, against the US drone attacks in Pakistani tribal areas (AFP Photo / S.S Mirza)
Pakistani protesters belonging to United Citizen Action march behind a burning US flag during a protest in Multan on September 30, 2013, against the US drone attacks in Pakistani tribal areas (AFP Photo / S.S Mirza)

Emmerson’s 24-page document, which is due to be presented to the UN General Assembly next Friday, mentions a report by a US military advisor that contradicted official US claims that drone attacks were responsible for fewer civilian deaths compared with other aerial platforms, for example, fighter jets.

He pointed to research by Larry Lewis, a research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses, who examined aerial strikes in Afghanistan from mid-2010 to mid-2011. With the help of classified military data, Lewis found that the missile strikes conducted by drones were “10 times more deadly to Afghan civilians” than those performed by fighter jets, according to a report by The Guardian newspaper.

Related Link: http://rt.com/news/un-drones-report-afghanistan-us-366/

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Drone death count     T    Sat Oct 19, 2013 18:21 
   Anti-drones protesters who broke into RAF base are praised by judge     Mary Kelly    Wed Oct 23, 2013 19:52 
   Environmental Hazard and killing of the innocents     Brian Flannery    Wed Oct 23, 2013 22:53 
   I agree Brian, but I don't have control over this decision.     wageslave    Sun Oct 27, 2013 02:01 
   Thanks Wageslave. Asbestos is a global killer     Brian Flannery    Sun Oct 27, 2013 12:09 
   Finally a Drone operator confesses to his crimes...     T    Sun Oct 27, 2013 13:50 
   Drones and drones and more drones     Crazy Cat    Fri Feb 21, 2014 16:58 


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