New Light On Drone War's Death Toll -- Stars and Stripes/APISLAMABAD (AP) -- American drone strikes inside Pakistan are killing far fewer civilians than many in the country are led to believe, according to a rare on-the-ground investigation by The Associated Press of 10 of the deadliest attacks in the past 18 months.
The widespread perception in Pakistan that civilians, not militants, are the principal victims - a view that is fostered by leading right-wing politicians, clerics and the fighters themselves - fuels pervasive anti-American sentiment and, some argue, has swelled the ranks of al-Qaida and the Taliban.
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My Comment: In the fog of war truth is always the casualty. But there is no question in my mind that the CIA's program for targeted assassination is probably very effective and very precise .... but .... civilian casualties will always be an unfortunate consequence, especially if they choose to hang around wanted militants.
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