MetaFilter posts tagged with AirStrike

Deaths of Children and Noncombatants in Iraq, 2003–2008

homunculus — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:20:19 -0800

Iraq air raids hit mostly women and children. "Air strikes and artillery barrages have taken a heavy toll among the most vulnerable of the Iraqi people, with children and women forming a disproportionate number of the dead. Analysis carried out for the research group Iraq Body Count (IBC) found that 39 per cent of those killed in air raids by the US-led coalition were children and 46 per cent were women. Fatalities caused by mortars, used by American and Iraqi government forces as well as insurgents, were 42 per cent children and 44 per cent women."

Showing the horror of war

homunculus — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:15:14 -0800

People can handle the truth about war. Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas reflects on how the media's willingness to show the horrors of war has changed since Vietnam.

IDF Hit Syrian Nuke Site Built with NK Help

KokuRyu — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:09:47 -0800

According to the English language edition of the Asahi Shimbun, an Israeli airstrike against Syria last September targeted a nuclear-related facility that was under construction with technical assistance from North Korea, according to Israel's prime minister...It is apparently the first time that the intended target had been disclosed to the head of a foreign government. Original Japanese link here. Via the wonderful Marmot's Hole. Previously on Metafilter here, here, and here. A Strike in the Dark, by Seymour Hersh.

Netanyahu Speaks

alona — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:51:33 -0800

Looks like someone finally broke down: Netanyahu speaks about the Israeli air strike in Syria.

JonnyX — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 03:28:57 -0800

Looks like it's already started, American and British aircraft make an unusually large strike against Iraqi air defences near the jordainian border. Is this the precurser to Bush and Blairs looming Gulf war?

rhyax — Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:47:09 -0800

The Times has a story about a preliminary UN report claiming there could have been a cover-up regarding the "wedding-party airstrike" earlier this month. Reuters/Yahoo also has the story but it's not getting much coverage in US media. This blog claims the story is front page material in a few european countries. The US military denies any cover up.