Civilian Deaths

John Brennan Should Tell the Whole Truth About the Drone Strikes

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.04.2012

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Not only do "signature strikes" increase the risk of killing civilians and people who have no dispute with the U.S.; their existence is crucial to the question of whether the drone strikes are legal.

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In Afghanistan, the Dam Breaks

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.16.2012

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The war for hearts and minds is over. It's lost in Afghanistan, and it's lost at home. The president and Congress should do us all a favor and stop letting people get killed for it, and get our people out of there.

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Stop the War on Christmas: Cease Fire in Afghanistan

Robert Naiman | Posted 02.19.2012

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Let us call on President Obama to announce that on Dec. 24th and 25, the United States will observe an offensive ceasefire in Afghanistan, and urge others to join the ceasefire, as a goodwill gesture to promote peace talks.

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It's Finally Over -- and It Was Wrong

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.27.2011

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The initial feelings that rushed over me after hearing the announcement that we're pulling out of Iraq were of deep relief. But then they turned to deep sadness over the terrible cost of a war that was always wrong: intellectually, politically, strategically and, above all, morally.

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Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Children

AP | MIRWAIS KHAN and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 11.27.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A station wagon packed with Afghan civilians struck a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan, triggering an explosion that ki...

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Watch: WikiLeaks Says U.S. Troops Executed Iraqi Children In 2006 Raid

Posted 11.01.2011

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An unclassified U.S. diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks contains claims that U.S. forces executed ten Iraqi civilians, half of whom were children ...

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NATO Raid Kills Afghan Girl, 12

nytimes.com | ALISSA J. RUBIN | Posted 07.13.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- In the fertile lowlands of eastern Afghanistan it is already summer, and the warm nights send families out of sweltering houses ...

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How U.S. Intelligence Failures Led To Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan

Los Angeles Times | Posted 06.10.2011

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At 6:22 a.m., the drone pilot radioed an update: "All ... are finishing up praying and rallying up near all three vehicles at this time." The camera ...

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Afghanistan Quran Burning Protests Enter Third Day

AP | By RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 06.03.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan protests against the burning of a Quran in Florida entered a third day with a demonstrations in the south and east S...

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Pentagon Assertions of "Progress" In Afghanistan Are a Bad Joke

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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The latest Petraeus/Gates media tour is under way in preparation for the general's testimony to Congress next week, and they're trotting out the same, tired spin they've been using since McChrystal was replaced in disgrace last year.

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General Petraeus and ISAF, Blaming the Victims Again?

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Petraeus reportedly engaged in an attempt to deflect blame for an alleged civilian casualty event, suggesting Afghan parents burned their own children to incriminate international forces. Has he lost his mind?

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Mexico Must Implement Justice System Reforms

Monika Kalra Varma | Posted 05.25.2011

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No amount of money will make Mexico safe until institutional structures are in place to guarantee that there is civilian control over the military.

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Fabricated Myths About War

Malou Innocent | Posted 05.25.2011

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In these heady days of the holiday season, while you're buying your niece or nephew that last stocking stuffer or cavorting with co-workers at the annual holiday party, keep this striking image of war in mind.

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Drone Victims in Pakistan Seek Justice

Chris Rogers | Posted 05.25.2011

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"The United States is a nation of laws," President Obama has declared, insisting that the US will uphold the rule of law in its fight against terroris...

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Swedes Come Alive in Wikileaks Assange Rape Case

Robert Weller | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a case slower than an Ingmar Bergman movie, more than two months after first accusing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange of rape and sexual molestati...

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Let's Rally to Restore Peace

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Both torture and the targeting of civilians are war crimes. And, in spite of the reports of torture, Obama completed the handover of 9,250 detainees to the Iraqi government in July 2010.

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Drone Victims Speak

Chris Rogers | Posted 05.25.2011

Though victims acknowledged that drones often kill militants, they decried the strikes for the harm they cause to civilians and claimed that they are ineffective at combating militancy in the long-run.

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Beck-Palin 2010

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Beck and Palin are like an all purpose high school gang: the quirky, sagacious Honor Society geek and the homecoming queen who claims the ROTC kids as backup. Interestingly, the ROTC kids are never present to deny the alliance.

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Ask Katie Couric to Challenge Petraeus on Afghanistan War 'Progress'

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Petraeus is on a media blitz, disingenuously trying to sell the idea of "progress" in Afghanistan. NBC's David Gregory failed to sufficiently challenge Petraeus on his easily disproved spin. CBS' Katie Couric is next at bat.

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Afghanistan Protests Over Civilian Deaths

AP | AMIR SHAH | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A crowd of about 300 villagers yelled "Death to the United States" and blocked a main road in eastern Afghanistan on Thursd...

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Spike in Civilian Casualties Shows U.S. War Policy Is Failing Afghans and Americans

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

The United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan reports that the number of civilians killed in the first six months of 2010 spiked by 25 percent compared to the same period last year.

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NATO Forces in Afghanistan Can't Deny They Killed Civilians in Sangin Anymore

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Exclusive, on-the-ground interviews obtained by Brave New Foundation's Rethink Afghanistan project confirm what NATO forces repeatedly denied: U.S. an...

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WikiLeaks Creates Fresh Doubt About Afghan War, Secrets

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (Associated Press) - The monumental leak of classified Afghan war documents threatened Monday to create deeper doubts about the war at home...

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What's Missing From the Wikileaks Afghanistan Logs

Erica Gaston | Posted 05.25.2011

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Addressing civilian harm is now one of ISAF's key counterinsurgency tools, but with the level of accumulated mistrust over the lack of disclosure illustrated by these war logs, it may be coming 9 years too late.

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Afghan Government: NATO Rocket Killed 52 Civilians

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government has said that 52 civilians, including women and children, died when a NATO rocket struck a village in...

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