(This announcement appeared in all major newspapers in Pakistan in 2009.)
The most wanted Taliban commanders in South Waziristan, Pakistan: 1. Hakeemullah Mehsud (killed by a US drone strike on 1 November 2013), 2. Waliur Rehman Mehsud (killed by a US drone strike on 29 May 2013), 3. Qari Hussain Mehsud (killed by a US drone strike on 2 October 2010), 4. Azam Tariq, 5. Maulvi Azmatullah, 6. Mufti Noor Wali, 7. Asmatullah Bhittani, 8. Mohammad Anwar Gandapur.
Breaking down the Tehreek-e-Taliban
Al Jazeera’s guide to who’s who among the top ranks of the Pakistani Taliban.
by Alia Chughtai and Asad Hashim
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/11/breaking-down-tehreek-e-taliban-2013112121349713830.html
The most wanted Taliban commanders in South Waziristan
Rewards of $600,000:
Rewards of $300,000:
Rewards of $120,000:
Drone attacks in Pakistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_attacks_in_Pakistan
The United States government has made hundreds of attacks on targets in northwest Pakistan since 2004 using drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) controlled by the American Central Intelligence Agency’s Special Activities Division. Most of these attacks are on targets in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghan border in Northwest Pakistan.
These strikes were begun by President George W. Bush and have increased substantially under President Barack Obama. Some media refer to the series of attacks as a “drone war”. Until very recently, the U.S. had officially denied the extent of its policy; in May 2013 it acknowledged for the first time that U.S. citizens had been killed in the strikes. Surveys have shown that the strikes are deeply unpopular in Pakistan, where they have contributed to a negative perception of the United States.
There is a debate regarding the number of civilian and militant casualties. Estimated 286 to 890 civilians have been killed, including 168 to 197 children. Amnesty International found that a number of victims were unarmed and that some strikes could amount to war crimes.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has repeatedly demanded an end to the strikes, stating: “The use of drones is not only a continual violation of our territorial integrity but also detrimental to our resolve and efforts at eliminating terrorism from our country”. The Peshawar High Court has ruled that the attacks are illegal, inhumane, violate the UN charter on human rights and constitute a war crime. The Obama administration disagrees, stating that the attacks do not violate international law, and that the method of attack is precise and effective.
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US drone strikes のなんと効率的なことか。携帯電話を狙って無人飛行機からミサイルが飛んでいく。誤差は数十センチ。標的は必ず死ぬ。
どんな批判を浴びようとも、子供を含めた民間人が何人死のうとも、ターゲットを皆殺しにするまでは、止めることはないのだろう。
巻き添えを食って死んだ人たちのことをどう考えるかにもよるが、アメリカ側としては自分たちがひとりも傷つくことなしにターゲットを確実に殺しているわけだから、この作戦を失敗と考える理由はひとつもない。
アメリカの敵になることの恐ろしさは、日本人はみんな知っているけれど、アメリカの軍事力は、やはり群を抜いていて、すごいを通り越して、もう怖いというしかない。