[Peace-discuss] Killer Koh at Illinois Mafia Law School-- August 2016: an update on the US covert drone war

[Boyle, Francis A]

Way to go Killer Koh, Killary,Obama   and their Yale/Harvard/Illinois Law Mafias! My middle son could have gone to any of the top law schools in the country. I told him to avoid YLS and HLS because they have Resident War  Criminals on their Faculties—Killer Koh at Yale Law School and Jack Goldsmith at Harvard Law School. Why would you want to study The Law with a Law Faculty that voted to  hire a War Criminal? I certainly would not send my son there. When Disgraced and Fired NeoCon Dean Hurricane Heidi Hurd tried to hire a War Criminal here, I went BALLISTIC with the Faculty. This guy is now perverting  some other Law Faculty where he is training his law students to become War Criminals. NeoCon Dean Hurricane Heidi Hurd also tried to hire a former Covert CIA Agent who used to work in the Middle East—undoubtedly murdering Muslims/Arabs of Color: war crimes. Once again, I went Ballistic with the Faculty.  good riddance to her too! So it goes at the Illinois Mafia School of Law. And now  here comes Yale Law Mafia War Criminal Killer Koh just on time to get Yale Law Mafia War  Criminal  Killary elected President at the Illinois Mafia Law School on October 28 at the invite of our Yale Law Mafia Dean:

Al Capone: Yo, Frank, do youse think we should send our War  Consigliere  down there  to Illinois Mafia  Law School  in Champaign for some Continuing Legal Education?
Frank Nitti: I told ya Al, dey got no Honor down there. Dey’s for hitting women and kids.
Al Capone: Yeah,  We Goodfellas don’t do dat.
Frank Nitti:We have our Code of Honor. We don’t hit women and kids.
Al Capone: Dere Da Bad Fellas. Dey hit women and kids.
Frank Nitti: So we don’t want our War Consigliere to learn nuttin about hitting women and kids down there  at the Illinois Mafia Law School.
Al Capone: Yeah, it will disgrace the Capone Family and the entire Mob!
Frank Nitti: We have to uphold the Honor of all  us Goodfellas.
Al Capone: Where would we be without our Honor?
Frank Nitti: Just a Gang of  Two Bit Thugs!
Al Capone:  Yeah! Just like the Illinois Law Mafia Family: A Gang of Two Bit Thugs!


Fab.

Francis A. Boyle
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Subject: August 2016: an update on the US covert drone war

A monthly update from the on the US covert war on terror.


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Afghanistan<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D2924fbbd88-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=gVzGowXxKwuxgdcBTywghiygJKq-LVJTEXL1m7067wo&e=>
There were 45 US strikes reported last month in Afghanistan, killing at least 60 people.

The casualty figure comes from just 10 of these strikes. The other 35 were reported by the US military which does not provide casualty figures.

In June the White House gave the Pentagon more freedom to strike the Taliban in support of Afghan ground forces who are struggling to hold off the insurgents in some provinces.

The US conducted 25 strikes in Helmand last month, helping Afghan forces beat back the Taliban who were encircling the provincial capital. The US also conducted 10 strikes in Kunduz, again supporting government troops fighting the Taliban.

The June rule change appears to have had a direct impact on the frequency of strikes. US Air Force data for July, released in mid-August, shows the US fired 130 missiles and bombs, up from 94 reported in June.

Bureau data

August 2016

2015 onwards

US strikes:

45

421-426

Total killed:

60-185

2,009-2,661

Civilians reported killed:

0-13

75-134


The Bureau is collecting data on individual strikes in Afghanistan, summarised above. However not all strikes are reported in open source material. The US Air Force publishes an aggregate summary of strikes in Afghanistan without any casualty information, which we have reproduced below. August numbers will be published in September.

US Air Force data

July 2016

January 2015 onwards

Total Close Air Support (CAS) sorties with at least one weapon release:

53

733

Total CAS sorties:

482

8,803

Total weapons released:

130

1,622



The Bureau's timeline of events in the drone war in Afghanistan so far in 2016.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D1d5e173b9e-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=g20sDskfP29dIZWyIHxJrzLtTHXK_LoQuF9N90aY9Og&e=>

A database of all US strikes recorded by the Bureau in Afghanistan since 2015.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D649f6cf94f-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=mrRFjSEw7WTx71VfUU9T0mqwVHQ3TK3qBN_gp7a98b4&e=>







Pakistan<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D7ed6eeabcc-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=kR8ae9FCDCrqnciP-h9gSACC1nmcDcsWkt0iaI5_5bY&e=>
More than three months have passed since US drones last hit in Pakistan<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3Da169c92b3a-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=ogEWJdS2m1OcGB3Oc30VAeKAIIn3SQTfm0Pi5XXNdxk&e=>. The last recorded strike in Pakistan was on May 21.



August 2016

2004 onwards

US drone strikes:

0

424

Total killed:

0

2,499-4,001

Civilians reported killed:

0

424-966



The Bureau's timeline of events in the drone war in Pakistan in 2016.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D4185574955-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=b4SnR9jwBFI6zV7ej3thNRvVzqxxvdKDFdulOrg-_Qk&e=>

A database of all US drone strikes recorded by the Bureau in Pakistan from 2004 to the end of May 2016.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D0587f185f6-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=mlMF_CDfs2b3EU8JYgCbgLc5J84YszZA0vc3yh-F7UI&e=>







Yemen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D5c2d6b122e-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=yyjBtdXySy4oGPMvXd4bbFw9ch382gx_0nCMXjwHCN8&e=>
Three US “counter-terrorism strikes” hit Yemen in August, according to a Pentagon press release. At least nine alleged al Qaeda fighters were reported killed. All three strikes hit in Shabwa province, where nearly two-thirds of strikes have hit so far in 2016.



August 2016

2001 onwards

US drone strikes:

3

132-152

Total killed:

9-12

568-828

Civilians reported killed:

0

65-101



The Bureau's timeline of events in the drone war in Yemen in 2016.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D9f004c825d-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=tnlantE4Jk1CH4iJMtKjfkIjTKYuWooNfqqCMoVOIXc&e=>

A database of all US drone strikes, air strikes and missile strikes recorded by the Bureau in Yemen since 2001.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3Dee28f54ed4-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=M25SJscEvp9vSIQKsFQkIEDb0H80IG09PiLqQ0HK5ZA&e=>







Somalia<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage2.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D6f81edeeff-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=wqOj_rBveDOVNs_df1PYKgoEHog3Q_7yZKcYkH-R1Pg&e=>
The US said it had carried out a "self-defence strike" on August 30 against al Shabaab in coordination with Somali forces. This was the first strike in the country since June 21. In a press release<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D269796007a-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=8TSCJjdRK4UYeyT7VJ6o2N1mbSZeDGl_yLUUw5kG3ng&e=> they said the strike hit near Gobanale and resulted in the deaths of two al Shabaab militants.



August 2016

2007 onwards

US strikes:

1

30-34

Total killed:

2

228-392

Civilians reported killed:

0

3-10



The Bureau's timeline of events in the drone war in Somalia.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D4e4a49ec93-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=Ru3ttyrozCX-64tGcrXOfSCIiovMhaShYo7xg0Ermg0&e=>

A database of all US drone strikes, air strikes and missile strikes recorded by the Bureau in Somalia since 2007.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thebureauinvestigates.us1.list-2Dmanage2.com_track_click-3Fu-3D0592afb78c924d61727f4da3c-26id-3D66f165ff8b-26e-3D50dd96807d&d=CwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=iioab8BLQ6IJxt-3gLhYzf1aAvTbGVgzPJj9W_0ugn0&m=GJMuXtm2RILfGjGiJAtki964nAxOVybUb3RPlhs7HfQ&s=a9ZXPNzpFSLZDYFioHkJd6dVKXLw-CwPsH-v6bk21AY&e=>








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