19 Nov 2013
Drones are in effect terrorist tools that impose terror on the people that they are fired against, creating more enemies for the United States with every innocent person that is killed, Leah Bolger, president of Veterans for Peace, told RT.
RT: You traveled to Pakistan and met victims of drone strikes and their relatives. What can you tell us about what you’ve seen and heard?
Leah Bolger: Yes, that was about a year ago. I went with the delegation sponsored by code Pink. And we were hosted by a Pakistani organization called the Foundation for Fundamental Rights. And a lawyer, Shizad Ahkbar, who was representing US victims of US combat drones. Their family members have been killed; homes have been destroyed. So yes, we’ve met with some victims, we’ve met with a man, a journalist, who is taking pictures and found evidence. And it was heartbreaking to hear these stories of people who have not even heard about the US, they didn’t know why these missiles were coming down and attacking them and following them with the drones. It was really heartbreaking to hear the stories of children who are afraid to go to school; of people who have committed suicide because of the mental pressure of having these drones over their head 24 hours a day. We heard many powerful stories.
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