The “new” rules for the U.S. military in Afghanistan still allow the same kinds of airstrikes that cause most pro-Kabul-government-caused civilian deaths. AP reports the rules as follows: Airstrikes must be very limited and authorized but can be used in self-defense if troops’ lives are at risk. Troops must be accompanied by Afghan forces before [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bala Baluk’
“New” Rules Still Allow Tactic Responsible for Most U.S.- and Coalition-Caused Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
Posted: July 6, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, airstrikes, Bala Baluk, civilian casualties, Farah
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Stupid and Unjust: Smart Bombs and Just War
Posted: June 16, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, airstrikes, Bala Baluk, Christianity, civilian casualties, Col. Greg Julian, Gulf War, Jesus, just war tradition, nonviolence
Remember that airstrike that killed 30-to-140 civilians in Afghanistan? Remember how the U.S. military said they weren’t to blame and they had video to prove it and that they were eager to release it? Here, let me remind you: The footage shows insurgents streaming into homes that were later bombed, said Col. Greg Julian, the [...]
Military Analysis Confirms Airstrike in Afghanistan Was a Mass Murder According to “Christian” Just War Criteria
Posted: June 3, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Bala Baluk, Christian nonviolence, Christianity, Jesus, nonviolence
The book is being closed on the massive civilian casualties caused by the airstrikes in Bala Baluk: A military investigation has concluded that American personnel made significant errors in carrying out some of the airstrikes in western Afghanistan on May 4 that killed dozens of Afghan civilians, according to a senior American military official. Final [...]
Civilian Deaths, Military Evangelism and the Nonviolent Christ
Posted: May 7, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Bala Baluk, Christianity, Jesus, nonviolence, Zabelka
A few weeks ago, the United States adopted a new policy for public response to U.S.-caused civilian deaths: apologize quickly. The administration took this step after repeatedly being shamed into admitting culpability for high-civilian-casualty events following initial denials of responsibilities. One could see this new policy at work at the State Department over the past [...]
I’m sure you know this as a married person yourself, but my wife tells me that sorry doesn’t cut it if you keep doing it. From Wired’s Danger Room blog: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton just apologized for the civilian deaths. “We deeply regret it. We don’t know all of the circumstances or causes. And [...]
A Deal with the Devil, Continued
Posted: May 6, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Bala Baluk, nonviolence
You: I am scared and want to be safe. Devil: Sure, I can make you safe. I have the entire Kingdom of the Sword at my disposal. All I ask is that you accept the consequences… Up to 100 civilians feared killed in US air raids in Afghanistan The Pentagon yesterday promised to launch a [...]
