Exclusive, on-the-ground interviews obtained by Brave New Foundation’s Rethink Afghanistan project confirm what NATO forces repeatedly denied: U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan killed dozens of people in the Sangin District of Helmand Province on July 23. Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office first acknowledged the incident when they condemned the killings on July 26. At [...]
Posts Tagged ‘New York Times’
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 [...]
NYT Report Propagandizes for Drones, Ignores Civilian Killings
Posted: July 7, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: air strikes, airstrikes, civilian casualties, drones, New York Times, Pakistan, Pir Zubair Shah, Salman Masood
The story in today’s New York Times by Salman Masood and Pir Zubair Shah on the latest drone strike in Pakistan whitewashes the killing of children and tribal elders in an earlier airstrike: “The increased aerial strikes come as Pakistani military is gearing up for an ambitious offensive against Mr. Mehsud and his fighters, who [...]
War is Not Natural
Posted: March 3, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Bob Herbert, Gene Sharp, Iraq, New York Times, nonviolence, Seville Statement on Violence
Bob Herbert wrote another excellent column for the New York Times on Afghanistan. This piece highlights the terrible toll on our young people caused by giving and receiving violence: We’ve already paid a fearful price for these wars. In addition to the many thousands of service members who have been killed or suffered obvious disabling [...]
Bob Herbert: The Afghan Quagmire
Posted: January 6, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, economy, New York Times
Kudos to Bob Herbert, NYT columnist for hitting the nail on the head re: Afghanistan: The economy is obviously issue No. 1 as Barack Obama prepares to take over the presidency. He’s charged with no less a task than pulling the country out of a brutal recession. If the worst-case scenarios materialize, his job will [...]
