US Drone Strikes Defy International Law, UN Charter, Geneva Conventions
Islamabad has said that the non-UN-sanctioned US assassination drone strikes against the country are in "violation of Pakistan's sovereignty."
The United States claims that its airstrikes target militants who cross the border into and out of Afghanistan, but local sources say most of the victims of the attacks have been civilians.
Pakistanis have held many demonstrations to condemn the United States violations of the country's sovereignty.
On January 31, President Barack Obama confirmed that the US uses drones in Pakistan and other countries.
In reply to questions about the use of the assassination drones by his administration in a chat with web users on Google+ and YouTube, the US president said "a lot of these strikes have been in the FATA."
Press TV has conducted an interview with former assistant to the UN secretary-general, Dennis Halliday to further discuss the issue.
The program also offers the opinions of two other guests: Antiwar activist Tighe Barry and retired senior Pakistani Air Force Officer, Sultan M. Hali.
What follows is an approximate transcription of the interview.
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Comment by Ria on August 21, 2012 at 12:33am
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Well, according to Obama, making drone attacks does not constitute a "war". In fact, just last month, a “senior administration official” said the number of civilians killed in drone strikes in Pakistan under President Obama is in the “single digits.” But, guess what....Just last year “U.S. officials” said drones in Pakistan killed about 30 civilians in just a yearlong stretch under Obama. So now, with the claim that number of civilians killed is in single digits, what is the "truth" the American government is telling people? Obviously both the statements can’t be true.
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Comment by truth on August 20, 2012 at 7:29pm
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