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Why the drone wars threaten us all

by: Conn Hallinan
October 12 2011

According to the CIA, the drone wars have killed no civilians. "There hasn't been a single collateral death because of the exceptional proficiency, precision of the capabilities we've been able to develop," John O'Brennan, the Obama administration's counterterrorism advisor told the New York Times.

That assertion is almost beyond ridiculous. Even a supporter of the drone war like Bill Roggio, editor of The Long War Journal, says the claim is "absurd." The United Kingdom based Bureau of Investigative Journalism found that out of the 2,292 people killed by drones in Pakistan, 775 of them were civilians. Pakistan journalist Noor Behram puts the total much higher, telling the The Guardian (UK), "For every 10 to 15 people killed [by drones], maybe they get one militant."

The U.S. claim, however false, allows the drone war to continue. There is nothing in the Conventions that bars lying.
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