Christians–whether we are adherents of just war tradition or of Christian nonviolence–should not support U.S. policies that kill civilians indiscriminately. However, in the past six days, our government has intensified a policy that does exactly that. The number of suspected U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan have spiked dramatically since Friday, July 3, with four strikes [...]
Archive for July 8, 2009
Use of Drones in Pakistan Violates Christian Doctrine on War
Posted: July 8, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: al-Qaida, Christianity, civilian casualties, drones, Jesus, just war tradition, nonviolence, Pakistan, Taliban
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Posted: July 8, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, Ghazni, military casualties, Operation Khanjar
U.S. military casualties since the launch of Operation Khanjar (July 2): NAME NOT RELEASED YET Derwin Williams, age 41 NAME NOT RELEASED YET NAME NOT RELEASED YET NAME NOT RELEASED YET NAME NOT RELEASED YET Tony Michael Randolph, age 22 Aaron E. Fairbairn, age 20 Justin A. Casillas, age 19 Charles S. Sharp, age 20 [...]
New York Times Again Ignores Civilian Toll of Drone Strikes in Pakistan
Posted: July 8, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: air strikes, airstrikes, civilian casualties, drones, New York Times, Pakistan, Pir Zubair Shah, Salman Masood
The New York Times again referenced the utility of drone strikes in Pakistan when they “avoid civilian casualties” while failing to mention that the overwhelming majority of people killed by U.S. drones in that country are civilians. Again, from a piece by Salman Masood with Pir Zubair Shah contributing: Publicly, Pakistani officials have been critical [...]
