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"The anti american sentiment is so high , that no gov would be willingly accepting its role in the drone attacks"
This is an important op-ed that argues for the drones. Mr. Husain supports a series of op-eds written by Ms. Farhat Taj elsewhere. I've been in touch with Ms. Taj in a series of e-mails that I'd share if I thought more were interested. She has some very strong opinions that dispute the narrative sold east of the Indus. Maybe elsewhere too.
I know there are some in the American military academia whom are opposed as well. Oddly, none of these academics or anybody else can speak with certainty about the collateral costs of PREDATOR. It truly simply isn't known with crystalline clarity. Ms. Taj says she speaks with IDPs and others from FATA who report the effects of PREDATOR devastate the enemy at no cost. Sounds exaggerated and something I don't even agree. However, I'm certain it isn't the bloodbath many have protrayed. She's pashtun from the area as well.
I'd encourage those here, however to read a document known as the Peshawar Declaration which followed a conference there last December. It can be googled easily enough through KhyberWatch.
Howling At The Moon-Irfan Husain DAWN Jan. 9, 2010
Here are Ms. Taj's op-eds-
Drone Attacks -A Survey THE NEWS March 5, 2009
Drone Attacks: Challenging Some Fabrications-DAILY TIMES Jan. 4, 2010
Drone Attacks and U.S. Reputation-DAILY TIMES Feb. 6, 2010
They are, minimally, thought-provoking.
Thanks.
This is an important op-ed that argues for the drones. Mr. Husain supports a series of op-eds written by Ms. Farhat Taj elsewhere. I've been in touch with Ms. Taj in a series of e-mails that I'd share if I thought more were interested. She has some very strong opinions that dispute the narrative sold east of the Indus. Maybe elsewhere too.
I know there are some in the American military academia whom are opposed as well. Oddly, none of these academics or anybody else can speak with certainty about the collateral costs of PREDATOR. It truly simply isn't known with crystalline clarity. Ms. Taj says she speaks with IDPs and others from FATA who report the effects of PREDATOR devastate the enemy at no cost. Sounds exaggerated and something I don't even agree. However, I'm certain it isn't the bloodbath many have protrayed. She's pashtun from the area as well.
I'd encourage those here, however to read a document known as the Peshawar Declaration which followed a conference there last December. It can be googled easily enough through KhyberWatch.
Howling At The Moon-Irfan Husain DAWN Jan. 9, 2010
Here are Ms. Taj's op-eds-
Drone Attacks -A Survey THE NEWS March 5, 2009
Drone Attacks: Challenging Some Fabrications-DAILY TIMES Jan. 4, 2010
Drone Attacks and U.S. Reputation-DAILY TIMES Feb. 6, 2010
They are, minimally, thought-provoking.
Thanks.