As in the UN human rights and counter terrorism and the Paki Gov't
This AP link reveals
:"The head of a U.N. team investigating casualties from U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan declared after a secret research trip to the country that the attacks violate Pakistan's sovereignty.
Ben Emmerson, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, said the Pakistani government made clear to him that it does not consent to the strikes - a position that has been disputed by U.S. officials."
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this should be easy to put to rest. The US could just name who in the paki gov't gave consent and then the person in Paki gov't who told the UN it did NOT consent can step forward.
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"The strikes have caused growing controversy because of the secrecy surrounding them and claims that they have caused significant civilian casualties - allegations denied by the United States.
According to a U.N. statement that Emmerson emailed to The Associated Press on Friday, the Pakistani government told him it has confirmed at least 400 civilian deaths by U.S. drones on its territory. "
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I know the US admitted to killing nearly 20 people in a Dec 24 drone strike alone. I guess BO might have a different definition of " significant"
The Link
but do we, as a country, care what the Un thinks about us? or if there is hatred directed toward us when we accidently kill civilians?
This AP link reveals
:"The head of a U.N. team investigating casualties from U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan declared after a secret research trip to the country that the attacks violate Pakistan's sovereignty.
Ben Emmerson, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, said the Pakistani government made clear to him that it does not consent to the strikes - a position that has been disputed by U.S. officials."
end of quote
this should be easy to put to rest. The US could just name who in the paki gov't gave consent and then the person in Paki gov't who told the UN it did NOT consent can step forward.
More from link
"The strikes have caused growing controversy because of the secrecy surrounding them and claims that they have caused significant civilian casualties - allegations denied by the United States.
According to a U.N. statement that Emmerson emailed to The Associated Press on Friday, the Pakistani government told him it has confirmed at least 400 civilian deaths by U.S. drones on its territory. "
end of quote
I know the US admitted to killing nearly 20 people in a Dec 24 drone strike alone. I guess BO might have a different definition of " significant"
The Link
but do we, as a country, care what the Un thinks about us? or if there is hatred directed toward us when we accidently kill civilians?
