Inside Pakistan’s drone country Pakistan’s tribal region of Waziristan, constantly watched and regularly bombarded by US military drones, has been called the most dangerous place on earth. The relentless assault exacts a huge psychological toll on the people who live there. The US missile-attacks destroy militant training compounds and cars but they also hit mosques, More
Inside Pakistan’s drone country Pakistan’s tribal region of Waziristan, constantly watched and regularly bombarded by US military drones, has been called the most dangerous place on earth. The relentless assault exacts a huge psychological toll on the people who live there. The US missile-attacks destroy militant training compounds and cars but they also hit mosques, More
Pakistan produces people of extraordinary bravery. But no nation should ever require its citizens to be that brave. Pakistani novelist novelist Nadeem Aslam What has Malala Yousafzai Done to the Taliban? The attempted assassination of a 14-year-old girl was driven by pathological hatred of women - not politics, as the Taliban claim by Kamila Shamsie October 10, 2012 The Guardian (UK) More
Pakistan produces people of extraordinary bravery. But no nation should ever require its citizens to be that brave. Pakistani novelist novelist Nadeem Aslam What has Malala Yousafzai Done to the Taliban? The attempted assassination of a 14-year-old girl was driven by pathological hatred of women - not politics, as the Taliban claim by Kamila Shamsie October 10, 2012 The Guardian (UK) More
At Least 16 Dead Following Latest US Drone Attack in Pakistan Second strike in 48 hours; Imran Khan announces plans for anti-drone rally in front of UN headquarters - Common Dreams staff Published on Thursday, October 11, 2012 by Common Dreams In the second attack in as many days, a suspected US drone has killed up More
At Least 16 Dead Following Latest US Drone Attack in Pakistan Second strike in 48 hours; Imran Khan announces plans for anti-drone rally in front of UN headquarters - Common Dreams staff Published on Thursday, October 11, 2012 by Common Dreams In the second attack in as many days, a suspected US drone has killed up More
Anti-Drone Protesters Set off on Historical March in Pakistan, Despite Threats - Common Dreams staff Published on Saturday, October 6, 2012 by Common Dreams Pakistanis and American citizens hold banners and chant slogans against drone attacks in Pakistani tribal belt, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Anti-drone peace protesters from the United More
Americans Press U.S. Ambassador for End to Drone Strikes in Pakistan, and the Ambassador Responds Islamabad, Pakistan — Sometimes, when some people insist that it’s impossible to put some urgent problem on the table for discussion and redress, you have no choice but to undertake flamboyant action. Call it “propaganda by nonviolent deed.” More
Americans Press U.S. Ambassador for End to Drone Strikes in Pakistan, and the Ambassador Responds Islamabad, Pakistan — Sometimes, when some people insist that it’s impossible to put some urgent problem on the table for discussion and redress, you have no choice but to undertake flamboyant action. Call it “propaganda by nonviolent deed.” More
Medea Benjamin of Code Pink protests in August outside a building in Florida where drones are built. (photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Code Pink Activists Stage Hunger Strike in Pakistan in Anti-Drones Protest By Jon Boone, Guardian UK via Reader Supported News October12 ot content with a planned march into one of Pakistan’s most dangerous regions, a More
Surprise: US Drones Kill Civilians, Provoke Hatred A number of those eyewitnesses corroborated the Bureau’s own recent findings – that rescuers have been deliberately targeted by the CIA in the tribal areas. Wed Sep 26 2012 Posted by By Juan from Informed Comment Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Men, women and children are More
Surprise: US Drones Kill Civilians, Provoke Hatred A number of those eyewitnesses corroborated the Bureau’s own recent findings – that rescuers have been deliberately targeted by the CIA in the tribal areas. Wed Sep 26 2012 Posted by By Juan from Informed Comment Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Men, women and children are More
