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October 22, 2013

Amnesty: Pakistanis Fearful of the U.S. "the Way They Are Fearful of the Taliban" 
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Amnesty International reports that in July 2012, 18 laborers, including
a 14-year-old boy, were killed by multiple strikes as they were about to
eat their evening meal. While official claims called the victims
"terrorists," Amnesty found they were not involved in fighting. Amnesty
also documented cases of "rescuer attacks" where those rushing to the
aid of drone victims are targeted by a second strike. Amnesty's Pakistan
researcher, Mustafa Qadri, said drones have terrified the Pakistani
people.

Mustafa Qadri: "At the end of the day, when we researched these cases,
we found people were fearful of the U.S. the way they are fearful of the
Taliban. That really is a great tragedy. What's really important is that
we don't forget human rights when we're trying to protect our societies.
People have told us they're taking sleeping tablets at night. They don't
know when they're going to be targeted, if they're going to be targeted,
if they'll be targeted, why they'll be targeted. That really is a
shocking situation."

 

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