civilian deaths
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RAF drone attacks ‘break rights law’ By Paddy McGuffin
Top lawyers concluded today that British drone attacks on Afghanistan are almost certainly illegal. Continue reading
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Time Cheers the Drone War
The new issue of Time magazine promises on its cover ‘Essential Info for the Year Ahead.’ One apparently essential report: U.S. drones are awesome. Continue reading
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PressTV – ‘1,108 Libyans killed in NATO attacks’
Libya’s prosecutor general has said that NATO airstrikes have killed more than 1,100 civilians and injured thousands of others since the end of March. Continue reading
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Training makes killing civilians acceptable Pt2
Josh Stieber: They put us through psychological tests to see if we were willing to shoot civilians Pt2 Continue reading
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Training that makes killing civilians acceptable
Josh Stieber: In boot camp we trained with songs that joked about killing women and children Continue reading
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Wikileaks slams arrest; releases latest Afghan death data
The report shows a dramatic escalation of the war and civil disorder. Coalition deaths increased by 35%, assassinations and kidnappings by 50% and attacks on the Kabul based Government of Hamid Karzai also more than doubled, rising a massive 119%. Continue reading
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UK military officer suspected of leaking secret Afghanistan data to rights group
Human Rights Watch has published very specific data related to civilian casualties in Afghanistan, which US and NATO forces feel undermines their efforts there. Continue reading