U.N starts Probe into American Drone strikes! Will Charges be filed? or are the Generals already fired to cover tracks? | |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 25765527 United States 01/25/2013 06:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: U.N starts Probe into American Drone strikes! Will Charges be filed? or are the Generals already fired to cover tracks? Woods said that the "inquiry will study 25 drone strikes, where civilians [were] reported killed across Yemen, FATA [Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan], Somalia, Afghanistan and Gaza". "We believe more than 500 were likely to have been civilians [in those attacks]. The UN inquiry is important because it will focus on the key questions of the legality of such strikes, and the reported deaths of civilians... [link to www.google.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 25765527 United States 01/25/2013 07:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: U.N starts Probe into American Drone strikes! Will Charges be filed? or are the Generals already fired to cover tracks? The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has launched an investigation into drone strikes and will review resultant civilian casualties to determine whether the attacks constitute a war crime. Quoting: Goneviral Ben Emmerson, a UN special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, formally launched the inquiry on Thursday, in response to requests from Russia, China and Pakistan. A statement released by the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights states that the inquiry will provide a "critical examination of the factual evidence concerning civilian casualties". It also states that the inquiry ultimately intends to make recommendations to the UN General Assembly to prompt countries to "investigate into the lawfulness and proportionality of such attacks". THESE ARENT THE DRONES YOUR LOOKING FOR..heres a platinum trillion dollar coin..ssshhh!! |
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