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Published: Friday, November 1, 2013







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Ted Rudow III, MA, Encina Ave, Palo Alto, CA

The Obama administration’s drone and targeted killing policy will come under scrutiny at the UN’s report concluding at least 400 Pakistani civilians have been killed by drone strikes over the past decade. Another 200 victims have been deemed “probable non-combatants.” The report also looks at US drone attacks in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Somalia, as well as Israel’s use of drones in Gaza.

The UN report comes at a time when US drone policy is facing unprecedented public criticism. Amnesty International said some civilian drone killings in Pakistan may amount to war crimes. Human Rights Watch criticised US drone strikes in Yemen. Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif urged Obama to end drone strikes in Pakistan.

President Obama did not directly address the US drone war and probe of the US drone war. US Drone Strike Statistics estimate 370 drone strikes.

Total strikes: 370, total reported killed: 2,548 – 3,549, civilians reported killed: 411 – 890, children reported killed: 168 – 197.

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