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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…
BY NAOMI DURU Drones are often portrayed as the next best technology to be used in warfare, but while everyone is busy buzzing about the benefits, not enough people take the time to look at the consequences behind their usage. The first reported drone strike against militants happened in 2002 in Yemen under the Bush…
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Drones, Death and the Aftermath
BY MAAZ AHMAD On March 17, 2011, a “Jirga”, or tribal assembly of elders, was held in Datta Khel, a town in northern Pakistan, to resolve a dispute over a chromite mine. Organized in an open space and in broad daylight, the Jirga was brought to the attention of Pakistani military commanders 10 days in…
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