[lbo-talk] Predator stats: 50 dead civilians for each target killed

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Mon Apr 13 03:11:31 PDT 2009


http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=21440

Friday, April 10, 2009, Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1430 A.H The News (Pakistan)

60 drone hits kill 14 al-Qaeda men, 687 civilians By Amir Mir

LAHORE: Of the 60 cross-border predator strikes carried out by the Afghanistan-based American drones in Pakistan between January 14, 2006 and April 8, 2009, only 10 were able to hit their actual targets, killing 14 wanted al-Qaeda leaders, besides perishing 687 innocent Pakistani civilians. The success percentage of the US predator strikes thus comes to not more than six per cent.

Rest (including lots of breakdowns): http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=21440



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