Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake

[luckytxn 2,265]

Nobel Prize for peace. smh

Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake: officials

(Reuters) - Fifteen people on their way to a wedding in Yemen were killed in an air strike after their party was mistaken for an al Qaeda convoy, local security officials said on Thursday.

The officials did not identify the plane in the strike in central al-Bayda province, but tribal and local media sources said that it was a drone.

"An air strike missed its target and hit a wedding car convoy, ten people were killed immediately and another five who were injured died after being admitted to the hospital," one security official said.

Five more people were injured, the officials said.

The United States has stepped up drone strikes as part of a campaign against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), regarded by Washington as the most active wing of the militant network.

Yemen, AQAP's main stronghold, is among a handful of countries where the United States acknowledges using drones, although it does not comment on the practice.

Human Rights Watch said in a detailed report in August that U.S. missile strikes, including armed drone attacks, have killed dozens of civilians in Yemen.

Stabilizing the country, which is also struggling with southern separatists and northern rebels, is an international priority due to fears of disorder in a state that flanks top oil producer Saudi Arabia and major shipping lanes.

On Monday, missiles fired from a U.S. drone killed at least three people travelling in a car in eastern Yemen.

Edited December 13, 2013 by luckytxn

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Is it ever OK to drop bombs on countries you are not at war with?

This has been going on for decades, but if you are only outraged about it because Obama is continuing the policy then you are clearly a massive hypocrite.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Is it ever OK to drop bombs on countries you are not at war with?

This has been going on for decades, but if you are only outraged about it because Obama is continuing the policy then you are clearly a massive hypocrite.

I was outraged when Clinton did it to distract from his impeachment hearing. AKA "World's Most Expensive BJ" Remember the 4 day "war on terror"?

I am always outraged when our country attacks and kills people without a trial. At home and abroad. I am the one that supported a trial for GZ, for example, when everyone else had proclaimed him "guilty" before TM was proven to be a parasitic tapeworm in court, badly in need of lead poisoning. I was in favor of someone other than Barack Obama being elected as I knew his puss-puss attitude was sure to lead to more bloodshed. Of course only in defenseless countries...international "gun free zones". And usually with remote control drones.

He runs from the Russians and the Chinese and the Iranians. It is sure to lead to the deaths of innocent people as he tries to "prove he is a man"

But it still begs the question. Why are Muslims continuing the practice of dressing like Al Qaeda terrorists to go to weddings?

[luckytxn 2,265]

[luckytxn 2,265]

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I was outraged when Clinton did it to distract from his impeachment hearing. AKA "World's Most Expensive BJ" Remember the 4 day "war on terror"?

I am always outraged when our country attacks and kills people without a trial. At home and abroad. I am the one that supported a trial for GZ, for example, when everyone else had proclaimed him "guilty" before TM was proven to be a parasitic tapeworm in court, badly in need of lead poisoning. I was in favor of someone other than Barack Obama being elected as I knew his puss-puss attitude was sure to lead to more bloodshed. Of course only in defenseless countries...international "gun free zones". And usually with remote control drones.

He runs from the Russians and the Chinese and the Iranians. It is sure to lead to the deaths of innocent people as he tries to "prove he is a man"

But it still begs the question. Why are Muslims continuing the practice of dressing like Al Qaeda terrorists to go to weddings?

Are you running for office or something?

[lostinblue 1,989]

But if we could only save one child's life it would be worth it

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

But if we could only save one child's life it would be worth it

You can bet it would not be a Muslim child's life he saves.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

But it still begs the question. Why are Muslims continuing the practice of dressing like Al Qaeda terrorists to go to weddings?

Where did you get this absurd notion ?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Have you noticed how many times Gary says "I" in a single post?

[ready4ONE 5,400]

You can bet it would not be a Muslim child's life he saves.

One gets the distinct impression that you only approve of extra-judicial killings when they are done by private individuals using their precious guns.