A nurse yesterday examined a civilian who survived weekend strikes by Pakistani jets in the Khyber region near the Afghan border. (Mohammad Sajjad/Associated Press)
"Ire rises over deadly strike in Pakistan; 71 civilians killed, but no militants, senior official says" by Haq Nawaz Khan and Karin Brulliard, Washington Post | April 14, 2010
Related: Brief Body Counts From Pakistan
You can read my comments for yourself while I dry my eyes, thanks.
I'm so frikkin' pissed off about this endless s*** it is making me cry!!!!
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Public anger rose yesterday over a weekend air strike by Pakistan’s military, which the military said targeted insurgents but which a government official and villagers said killed dozens of civilians.
You know, the WOMEN and CHILDREN we are supposed to be "liberating!"
The bombings Saturday hit the Khyber area of the rugged tribal region along the Afghan border, where Pakistani forces are battling Islamist insurgents. A senior government official, who did not have authorization to discuss the topic publicly, said in an interview yesterday that the strike killed 71 civilians and no militants. He said the government had offered nearly $125,000 in compensation to the families of those killed or wounded.
You think that can replaced a loved one killed over LIES?
A unique individual and precious soul that is now with Allah?
That is f***ing CHUMP CHANGE, I'm sorry!!
PEOPLE can NOT be REPLACED by MONEY, sorry!!!!
Ire over the strike, which drew sharp criticism from tribal leaders and some Pakistani media, threatened to undercut support for the Pakistani Army’s US-backed push against militants in the border region.
Yeah, what little they have left!
Stepped-up offensives in the tribal areas, including Khyber, have boosted the army’s image, and the military says it has purged the region of legions of fighters behind bloody attacks throughout Pakistan.
I read this stuff and the brazenness of the lies is stunning.
Yeah, the army destroyed their homes and made them flee -- but it boosted their image.
Government doesn't care what we think anymore, and MSM obviously doesn't care about the survival of their industry.
A military spokesman could not be reached for comment, but officials have said the strike was aimed at a militant gathering and did not kill civilians. One military intelligence official said in a telephone interview that mostly militants were killed.
And if some unnamed military source says it, well, it must be true.
The tribal areas are off-limits to journalists, making independent confirmation of events there nearly impossible.
So what is the media trying to say, they were not civilians killed?
Though US drone strikes against militants in the borderlands often spark accusations that civilians were killed, such allegations against Pakistani forces are rare. An editorial yesterday in Dawn, an English-language newspaper, said the strike demonstrated a gap in the military’s intelligence gathering and “strengthens the hands of the Taliban.’’
Villagers from the town of Sra Vela said an initial bombing struck the house of a family that included members of a government paramilitary force.
Ooooooops!!!
As people rushed to assist the wounded, jets dropped another bomb on the crowd, residents said. They said many of the dead were soldiers with the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary.
So it was a case of FRIENDLY FIRE, 'eh?
Maybe it is TIME to STOP the BOMBING, Pakistani military!
F*** Obomber and the U.S.!
One member of that force, 25-year-old Tila Baz, said shrapnel from the bombing cut his face and broke his arm. Baz, who was interviewed from his hospital bed in the northwest city of Peshawar, said those killed had no links to insurgents. “All hit by the jet bombardment were local innocent civilians, and no Taliban fighter . . . even exists in the village,’’ said Baz. “It is a barbaric act.’’
And on and on it goes; when it will stop, only God knows.
--more--"
I will once again pray tonight that these wars will be brought to an end.
Please, God.
