February 25th, 2012, near parliament house in Islamabad, Pakistan, people from the Waziristan region demonstrated against U.S. drone attacks.
(AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
…research by the Bureau has found that since Obama took office three years ago, between 282 and 535 civilians have been credibly reported as killed including more than 60 children. A three month investigation including eye witness reports has found evidence that at least 50 civilians were killed in follow-up strikes when they had gone to help victims. More than 20 civilians have also been attacked in deliberate strikes on funerals and mourners. The tactics have been condemned by leading legal experts.
Although the drone attacks were started under the Bush administration in 2004, they have been stepped up enormously under Obama.
(Bureau of Investigative Research, February 4th, 2012)
