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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Obama the drone lover

Only a few days into his presidency, the first drone strikes under Obama killed 22 people in Pakistan, and locals said 3 children were among the dead.

The airstrikes were authorised under a covert programme approved by Obama, according to a senior US official.
Posted by Julien Mercille at 6:39 PM

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