U.S. “Pilots” Commit 18 More Murders

“It appears the Americans [who bombed and killed 18, including 5 women and 5 children] suspected some foreigners or wanted people were hiding in these houses. But there have never been foreigners in this area before.”

Anwar Ullah, journalist.

Zeeshan Haider, “US missiles blamed for 18 deaths on Pakistan border,” Reuters, 1/13/06.

“The houses have been razed to the ground. There is nothing left. Pieces of the missiles are scattered all around. The impact of the explosions have been huge. Everything has been blackened in a 100-meter radius.”

Sheik Rashid Ahmed, Pakistani minister of information.

Douglas Jehl, Mohammad Khan, “Top Qaeda Aide Is Called Target in U.S. Air Raid,” New York Times, 1/14/06.

“We can say with full authority that those who were killed were all innocent permanent residents of the village Damadola. Any independent probe would confirm that no foreigner was in the vicinity of the neighborhood targeted by the U.S. missiles.”

Sirajul Haq, senior minister, Pakistan's North-West Frontier province. "

Griff Witte, Kamram Kham, “U.S. Strike on Al Qaeda Top Deputy Said to Fail,” Washington Post, 1/15/06.

“It's really hard in Afghanistan [to form partnerships] where you still have terrorists who will blow up innocent children at a moment's notice.”

Condoleezza Rice, “Transformational Diplomacy: Shaping U.S. Diplomatic Posture in the 21^st Century,” remarks at Georgetown University, 1/18/06.