Drone Attack Report: 1 in 3 Killed By Drones In Pakistan Is A Civilian

First Posted: 5/5/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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Rethink Afghanistan:

A new report from the New America Foundation states that one of every three people killed in the U.S.'s not-so-secret drone war in Pakistan is a civilian.

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