CIA Drones Kill Large Groups Without Knowing Who They Are
Found on Wired on Friday, 04 November 2011
The CIA is now killing people without knowing who they are, on suspicion of association with terrorist groups. The article does not define the standards are for “suspicion” and “association.”
When the agency expects to kill 20 or more people at once, then it’s got to give the Pakistanis notice.
And the basic question — Who should be targeted? — hasn’t changed. The default answer, to put it bluntly, is: Whomever the CIA can. Clive Stafford Smith, a human rights lawyer, points to a consequence: A young man named Tariq was killed in a drone strike with his 12-year old cousin, Waheed Khan, while driving their aunt home.
That's the best method to let Al-Qaeda grow. There won't be just a few religious fanatics anymore, but normal people who are sick to get bombed for having done nothing. They don't want to see their innocent relatives killed and so they will begin to support those who fight against the operators of those drones. By keeping this up, America will face a problem way bigger than it ever was.