{"id":46822,"date":"2015-09-30T03:18:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T03:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=46822"},"modified":"2015-09-30T03:18:14","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T03:18:14","slug":"official-policy-targeting-weddings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=46822","title":{"rendered":"Official policy targeting weddings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ by Charles Cameron<\/strong> — as if in brutal proof that “the bed waiting inside belongs to death<\/a>” — that bridal and burial veils are one<\/a> ]
\n.<\/p>\n

Does the Coalition have an official policy targeting weddings?<\/p>\n

Sorry to be so blunt about this, but I get d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu<\/strong> these days when I read about Coalition attacks on wedding parties. <\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Today, for instance, WaPo <\/strong>has this headline:<\/p>\n

\"WaPo\"<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I believe that headline is only in white on a black background because that’s the “style” for WaPo’s “video channel” pages — but it’s suitable, really, eh? Funereal?<\/p>\n

Lest we forget, let’s see, now, Wikipedia has entries for:<\/p>\n

\n
  • Deh Bala wedding party airstrike<\/a> of July 6, 2008\n
  • Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike<\/a> of November 3, 2008<\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    **<\/p>\n

    Then there’s December 12, 2013, reported by the admirable Greg Johnsen<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    \"Greg<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    If I’m not mistaken, that was also the occasion of these two headlines from Conor Friedsdorf<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    \"Friedsdorf<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Friedsdorf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Stunning, those headlines. Of course there may have been other funereal weddings that I’ve missed.<\/p>\n

    **<\/p>\n

    Oh, and there’s always the money to consider:<\/p>\n

    \"more<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    **<\/p>\n

    Headline sources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Air strike on Yemen wedding kills<\/a>\n
  • Sorry our drones hit your wedding party<\/a>\n
  • If a drone strike hit an American wedding<\/a>\n
  • The Wedding That a U.S. Drone Strike Turned Into a Funeral<\/a>\n
  • Yemeni victims of U.S. military drone strike<\/a><\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Gregory Johnsen’s piece<\/a> is beautifully written as always. Conor Friedsdorf’s title alone — The Wedding That a U.S. Drone Strike Turned Into a Funeral<\/a> — deserves high praise.<\/p>\n

    **<\/p>\n

    D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu<\/strong>? If these things keep on happening, I’ll have to call them flashbacks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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