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US senator says drones death toll is 4700
The Telegraph ^ | 12:53AM GMT 21 Feb 2013

Posted on 02/21/2013 2:35:44 PM PST by null and void

A US senator has said an estimated 4,700 people, including some civilians, have been killed in the contentious bombing raids of America's secretive drone war.

It was the first time a politician or any government representative had referred to a total number of fatalities in the drone strikes, which have been condemned by rights groups as extrajudicial assassinations.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: bhogwot; deathtoll; drones; uav
Mr Obama acknowledged for the first time this month that Americans needed more than just his word to be assured he was not misusing his powers in waging a secret drone war overseas.

Ya think????

1 posted on 02/21/2013 2:35:47 PM PST by null and void
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2 posted on 02/21/2013 2:52:55 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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Drizzle, drazzel, drawzle drone -- time fo' zis one to come home...

Yet another assault on the Constitution brought to you by the letter:


3 posted on 02/21/2013 2:53:10 PM PST by freedumb2003 (I learned everything I needed to know about racism from Colin Powell)
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It won’t be long before American homes will have hellfires slamming into their homes, brought to you by the letters FBI and ATF.


4 posted on 02/21/2013 3:03:39 PM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: BerryDingle

You’ll get your 17 raisins.


5 posted on 02/21/2013 3:25:28 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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