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As I was working this story about drone strikes targeting unarmed men in Afghanistan, it really struck me how complex these operations are from a technical and legal standpoint. No wonder the U.S. public is largely unconcerned. More below: https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/inside-america-failed-afghan-drone-campaign-against-taliban …pic.twitter.com/v1GhCHD646
I had a drone pilot leak footage of strikes in Helmand Province in 2019 to me, along with his personal journal. The entry below describes an instance of collateral damage, but the DOD report lists only one CIVCAS for this strike, not three. The official numbers are inaccurate.pic.twitter.com/bpiIovGhoC
This story was extremely complicated because unlike say Abu Ghraib or My Lai there is no clear singular moment one can point to as illegal activity. The story is in the aggregate of highly technical strike cell operations which can be seen through the lens of pilots, lawyers,
mission commanders, policy makers, or Air Force JTACs. It is important to note that these strikes appear completely illegal, but in fact they have been institutionalized and *deemed* legal by the U.S. military although they stretch the laws of war to the breaking point.
Context is important here. Lets say you saw helmet cam footage of a Navy SEAL shooting an old man in his pajamas one night. Appears to be a murder, but what if that old man was Bin Laden? The story completely changes. The same is true with these drone strikes in that the video
footage tells you very little without actual sources and documentation explaining what is really going on, and why these strikes were wrong and served no purpose. Hope you will consider giving the article a read. https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/inside-america-failed-afghan-drone-campaign-against-taliban …
I also highly recommend reading this article from @AzmatZahra about strike cell ops in Iraq. These two stories overlap with one another in key areas.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/16/magazine/uncounted-civilian-casualties-iraq-airstrikes.html …
The wars of the USA are the most flagrant violation of human rights. If the United States truly wishes to reignify itself as an exemplary democracy, it must declare peace to the world, lifting all military (quarters) assets, and promote a resolution at the UN forbid them.
That's a big crime and need to be reported
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