CODEPINK Mocks and Protests Unmanned US Drone Attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan (See Video + Photos!)

October 10th, 2010


Members of Pax Christi USA, Foreign Policy in Focus, CODEPINK and other organizations, mock and protest the unmanned US drone attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington DC. The United States Thursday admitted the situation in Pakistani tribal areas was 'difficult and complex' as tensions with Islamabad escalated over US drone attacks on extremists. Photo Credit: AFP
Members of Pax Christi USA, Foreign Policy in Focus, CodePink and other organizations, mock and protest the unmanned U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan in front of the Capitol. Credit: Washington Post
InstPolicyStudies | October 08, 2010
The U.S. has increasingly used unmanned drones in the war in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. These attacks have killed an estimated 50 civilians for every targeted al-Qaeda or Taliban leader. On October 6, 2010, Code Pink, Foreign Policy In Focus, and Pax Christi held a mock drone attack in Dupont Circle in Washington, DC.

One Year After Obama's Peace Prize: Where’s the Peace? The New American, October 10, 2010

Year After Obama Won Nobel, World Looks for Signs of Peace: Increased Fighting in Afghanistan, Stalled Negotiations in Middle East, ABC news, October 8, 2010

Pakistan border situation 'difficult' and 'complex'United States, Profile Facts, October 7, 2010

US says Pakistan border situation 'difficult' and 'complex', AFP, October 7, 2010

US says Pakistan border situation 'difficult' and 'complex', Alternet, October 7, 2010

Letter on drone attacks published in The Guardian, http://dronewarsuk.wordpress.com, October 8, 2010

Art Laffin, a member of Catholic human rights group Pax Christi, protests gainst the unmanned US drone attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan near the US Capitol building. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs habitually declines to comment on the strikes by unmanned drone aircraft armed with missiles, believed to be carried out by the CIA, and did not immediately respond directly to Basit's remarks. Photo Credit: AFP