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Drones and COIN, Post-Petraeus

From On November 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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In what is sure to be one of the most glaringly obvious headlines written about the General Petraeus-Paula Broadwell affair, the Washington Post writes: “Petraeus hoped affair would stay secret and he could keep his job as CIA director.”

Clearly, things did not go according to plan. Right after the [...]

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NYT Public Editor questions paper’s drone coverage

From On October 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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In what is hopefully a wake-up call for US news media, the New York Time’s public editor, Margaret Sullivan, has called on the paper to challenge its sources on the vagueness of the information they provide on drone strikes:

Some of the most important reporting on drone strikes has been done [...]

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Acting US Ambassador to Pakistan says list of civilians killed by drone strikes “classified”

From On October 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The US’s Acting Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Hoagland disclosed the information in an exchange with a number of American activists and journalists against the US’s undeclared drone war waged primarily in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of the country.

The US Government has not published casualty lists for Pakistanis reported killed and [...]

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Polling Data Contradicts Romney’s Assertion That Pakistanis Are ‘Comfortable’ With Drone Strikes

From On November 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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GOP presidential primary frontrunner Mitt Romney told the audience at Saturday’s CBS News/National Journal debate that Pakistan is “comfortable” with U.S. drone strikes within their borders. But after years of deadly drone strikes, and as many as 10 civilian deaths for every militant killed, polling [...]

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