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09-12-2021, 07:00 AM
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After the drone strike, the headlines announced:
U.S. drone strike kills ‘multiple suicide bombers’ in Afghanistan, officials say
General Miley deemed it a "righteous strike"
But they never actually named the supposed Isis K "planners" killed in the strike.
The New York Times investigated and tell a different story. They killed a US Aid worker and 9 other innocent people including 3 children.
The New York Times and Washington Post say the strike the US said targeted an Islamic State operative actually killed an aid worker on daily duties in Kabul.
Afghanistan: US media cast doubt on Kabul drone strike
Examining a "righteous strike" WAPO
https://www.washingtonpost.com/inves...ike-questions/
‘Imminent Threat’ or Aid Worker: Did a U.S. Drone Strike in Afghanistan Kill the Wrong Person? - The New York Times
Times Investigation: In U.S. Drone Strike, Evidence Suggests No ISIS Bomb
In US Drone Strike, Evidence Suggests No ISIS Bomb - The New York Times
Military Analysis Raises Questions About Deadly Drone Strike in Kabul
Military Analysis Raises Questions About Deadly Drone Strike in Kabul - The New York Times
‘Imminent Threat’ or Aid Worker: Did a U.S. Drone Strike in Afghanistan Kill the Wrong Person?
US Kabul drone strike appears to have killed an Afghan who worked for a US aid group: report
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/las...-the-wrong-guy
So much for "over the horizon anti terrorist capabilities. Sounds more like a "wag the dog strike" than a "righteous strike.
"They" have NO idea who the suspected bomb planner was. They just lobbed a bomb into a crowd of people and claimed they got the bomber to make the real story go away.
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