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It said:
"US drone strike policies cause considerable and under-accounted-for harm to the daily lives of ordinary civilians, beyond death and physical injury.""Drones hover twenty-four hours a day over communities in northwest Pakistan, striking homes, vehicles, and public spaces without warning."
"Their presence terrorizes men, women, and children, giving rise to anxiety and psychological trauma among civilian communities."
"Those living under drones have to face the constant worry that a deadly strike may be fired at any moment, and the knowledge that they are powerless to protect themselves. These fears have affected behavior."
Innocent people are murdered. At most, only 2% of victims are high-level combatants. Evidence suggests US strikes facilitate anti-American recruitment.
A "significant rethinking (is) long overdue." Policy makers can't ignore civilian harm and counterproductive impacts much longer.
Rule of law principles are violated. State-sanctioned murder is lawless. The Times and other media scoundrels left these issues unaddressed.
On February 6, a Washington Post editorial headlined "A time to explain the drone campaign."
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