The Datta Khel drone massacre • Unmanned • BRAVE NEW FILMS

Today is the anniversary of the Datta Khel drone attack on March 17th, 2011 -a massacre that killed 44 innocent people and led to widespread condemnation in Pakistan. SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1JUX...

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On March 17, 2011, a jirga was held in Datta Khel to resolve a dispute over a chromitemine. If there is a feud getting out of hand, jirgawill convene and everyone has a chance to speak. It really is a democracy and that isa mechanism to make sure that there is stability in society.They held the jirga in an open space in a bus depot in broad daylight. The tribal eldersinformed the Pakistani military.Brigadier Dogar was in command of the brigade on the border. So he is a key commander. TheBrigadier knew about the jirga ten days in advance. His own army camp was ten kilometersfrom the site of the jirga.So this was an open, public event that pretty much everyone in the community and surroundingarea knew about.So the jirga begins in the morning and about 10:00 and aft...