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July 3, 2013

Study: Pilotless Drones Kill 10 Times More Civilians in Afghanistan 
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A new study is refuting claims that pilot-less drones carry out more
precise attacks than conventional aircraft. Speaking to The Guardian,
Larry Lewis of the Center for Naval Analyses says he found that
remote-controlled drones caused 10 times more civilian casualties than
piloted warplanes over the course of one year in Afghanistan. Lewis says
his findings are based on classified military files covering mid-2010 to
mid-2011, the most intense period for U.S. air strikes during the Afghan
war.

 

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