On AlterNet: civilian casualties

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "civilian casualties"

Are Foreign Lives of Equal Worth to Ours?

Adil E. Shamoo, Foreign Policy in Focus. June 22, 2010.

The human instinct of herd mentality can’t serve as justification for the indiscriminate killing of civilians outside U.S. borders.

Deadly Air Strike on Civilians Reverberates Beyond Afghanistan

Charles Fromm, IPS News. February 22, 2010.

General Stanley McChrystal apologized Monday for an air strike that killed at least 27 civilians in central Afghanistan Sunday.

Civilian Casualties Prove That Military Policies Are Failing in Afghanistan

Derrick Crowe, January 18, 2010.

The U.S. strategy in Afghanistan is failing if measured by the standards proposed by General Stanley McChrystal during his confirmation hearings in June 2009.

General McChrystal Defines "Success," and Fails

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. September 30, 2009.

Warning: Some graphic images. Gen. Stanley McChrystal told Congress that the measure of success in Afghanistan should be "the number of Afghans shielded from violence." Fail.

Afghanistan: More Civilians Die From U.S. Bombs

Steven D., Booman Tribune. September 4, 2009.

Air strikes on civilians are cruel, inhumane -- and strengthen the hand of the Taliban.

You WILL See This on MSNBC: Director Robert Greenwald Talks Afghan Civilian Casualties on ‘The Ed Show’

ZP Heller, Brave New Foundation. June 12, 2009.

Why it's crucial for networks to cover the situation on the ground in Afghanistan.

On Proportionality, Civilian Casualties, and Why Israel Has Already Lost

DJK, Brave New Films. January 9, 2009.

The repercussions of killing Palestinian civilians.

Bush's Unauthorized Attack on Syria Killed Civilians; Dems Silent

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. November 10, 2008.

By the time it was over, eight people had been killed, at least seven of whom were civilians, including three children.

Iraqi Blood, Dirt Cheap

Fatih Abdulsalam, Azzaman. July 21, 2008.

Iraqi blood started flowing in buckets, then barrels, then streams and then rivers.

Military Slaughters Iraqi Civilians

Dahr Jamail, TomDispatch.com. November 27, 2007.

Mainstream media would have you believe the U.S. military has only killed Iraqi "militants," "extremists" and "criminals" -- even when the people gunned down are women and children.