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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 10:14 AM Original message |
UN expert: CIA drone strikes violate international laws of war |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. Amen! eom |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's our Military doing the drone strikes. Why do they say "CIA drones"? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. CIA is operational lead on the program in Pak. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. Using Drones in the Afghan war is illegal? In what universe? |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The article mentions "Pakistan and elsewhere (Yemen)" |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. That isn't the point. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Those places were mentioned as well, but my point is specifically with Afghanistan |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. You've missed the point |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Robb, I am pretty certain the the drones are piloted by Air Force personel |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. And I promise you they are not. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:23 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Assuming they you are correct, the next question becomes one of uniforms |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 12:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. If you want to apply "principle" |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. No, it would not be OK. But then I would get angry if the Afghani, or other country's... |
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irislake (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. Oh? |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
4. k/r... gee, no kidding... |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. You've also missed the point. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
9. He does seem to think having the military operate the drones is legal |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yes. As well he should. |
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bighart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
14. As commander in cheif does this make the president a war criminal |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. He will be OK if he puts the military in charge. nt |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
17. Might is right. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
18. Our humanitarian, democracy loving, CIA murders people!?? Say it ain't so. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
19. K&R |
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