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Covert drone strikes in Pakistan: the fiction of zero civilian casualties

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The US self-image: claims <strong>of</strong><br />

overall <strong>civilian</strong> deaths <strong>in</strong> <strong>Pakistan</strong><br />

‘The Central Intelligence<br />

Agency tells US and<br />

<strong>Pakistan</strong>i <strong>of</strong>ficials that<br />

<strong>the</strong>re have been very<br />

few <strong>civilian</strong> deaths—<br />

only 60 over <strong>the</strong> years.<br />

But some senior<br />

<strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>in</strong> both<br />

governments privately<br />

say <strong>the</strong>y are skeptical<br />

that <strong>civilian</strong> deaths have<br />

been that low.’<br />

Courtesy <strong>of</strong><br />

ProPublica<br />

Wall Street Journal<br />

November 4 2011

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