The great war on innocents
Linda Heard; 9/9/08
Britain wouldn’t put up with, say, France sending bombers across the Channel to dump their payload on Dover in hopes of killing a criminal. The US wouldn’t condone the Mexican military marching into California to obliterate drug smugglers. And no nation worth its constitution or with even an iota of dignity would allow foreigners to cross its borders and incinerate innocent village folk in the name of combating terrorism. This is why I felt like cheering when I heard that the government of Pakistan has finally asserted its independence and made a firm stand. Last week, US Special Forces invaded Pakistani airspace to launch an attack on a farm village that left 20 dead, including women, children and the elderly. Surviving villagers swear the assault occurred while everyone slept and insist none of the dead had any links with either the Taleban or Al-Qaeda. As far as the mourners are concerned, this was a wanton act of murder that has forever changed their lives.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=114027&d=9&m=9&y=2008
Tags: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Terrorism, USA