U.S. Predator drone (Handout/Courtesy Reuters).
Report: Sen. Graham Puts Drone Death Toll At 4,700 -- Defcon Hill/The Hill
American-led unmanned drone strikes have killed roughly 4,700 individuals worldwide, since the beginning of those counterterrorism operations in 2007, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).
“We've killed 4,700 [and] sometimes you hit innocent people, and I hate that, but we're at war, and we've taken out some very senior members of al-Qaeda," the South Carolina Republican said during Wednesday speech at the Easley Rotary Club in Easley, South Carolina, reports the Easley affiliate of Patch.com.
The CIA and Pentagon have yet to publicly disclose the actual casualty count from U.S. armed drone operations, keeping those figures under wraps for much of the program's existence.
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More News On Reports That Sen. Graham Puts Drone Deaths At 4,700
Senator says 4,700 killed in US drone strikes -- AFP
Senator: U.S. Drone Strikes Killed 4,700 -- Radio Free Europe
US Senator: 'We've Killed 4,700' People With Drones -- Business Insider
Sen. Lindsey Graham says US drones have killed nearly 5,000 people -- RT
Did Lindsey Graham Accidentally Divulge Secret Drone Casualty Estimates? -- Antiwar.com
How Many Terrorists Have Been Killed by Drones? -- Micah Zenko, Council On Foreign Relations
My Comment: I thought this information was classified?
Update: Graham: No secret drone data revealed -- CNN
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