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IPFS News Link • WAR: About that War

Obama Will Finally Release Information on Civilians Killed by Drone Strikes--

• truthdig.com

The U.S. is not officially at war, which is why civilian deaths caused by drone strikes throughout the Middle East are labeled "collateral damage." And despite President Obama's assurance that information is "checked, double-checked, triple-checked" before a drone strike is carried out, he has publicly stated that there is "no doubt" civilians have died as a result of these military endeavors.

Now, the Obama administration may finally give some insight into the numbers of casualties. W.J. Hennigan of the Los Angeles Times reports:

President Obama is expected to disclose as early as Friday that U.S. military and CIA drone strikes inadvertently have killed about 100 civilians since 2009 in countries where the United States is not officially at war, according to U.S. officials who were not authorized to speak publicly.


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