Leaked Pakistani Report Finds 147 Civilians Killed By Drone Strikes
An internal report conducted by the Pakistani government and obtained by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism puts the number of civilians killed in the country by CIA drone strikes at 147. That number is much higher than the U.S. government's official count of civilian deaths.
Of those civilians killed, 94 are said to be children, according to the report.
The numbers recorded in the report are far higher than the 50 or so "non-combatants" reported by the U.S. government to have died in CIA drone missions in Pakistan. In June, CIA Director John Brennan described claims of larger-scale civilian deaths as "intentional misrepresentations."
The document, which the Bureau says it obtained from three separate sources, outlines 75 separate CIA drone strikes between 2006 and late 2009, and details the casualties in many of the attacks.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/leaked-pakistani-report-finds-147-civilians-killed-by
A report just leaked from the Pakistani government is a bit more specific. Acquired by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, it offers that country's assessment of the civilian casualty risk.
Drawn from field reports by local officials in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the document lists over 70 drone strikes between 2006 and late 2009, alongside a small number of other incidents such as alleged Nato attacks and strikes by unspecified forces.
Of 746 people listed as killed in the drone strikes, at least 147 of the dead are clearly stated by the leaked report to be civilian victims. Some 94 of these are said to be children.
That figure is slightly lower than the comprehensive data compiled by the New America Foundation, which puts the total for that time period in the range of 190 — with scores more listed as "unidentified." Last fall, Columbia University's Human Rights Institute tried to assess the accuracy of reports on civilian and militant casualties, finding that "estimates are incomplete and may significantly undercount the extent of reported civilian deaths." The number released by Pakistan, it's worth noting, also include fewer strikes than reported by the New America Foundation.
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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/07/how-nsa-using-cell-phone-data-drone-civilians-pakistan/67436/
Wonder what accounts for the discrepancy in the numbers?
How the NSA is Using Cell Phone Data to Drone Civilians (In Pakistan)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023312978
From the data, one strike on October 30, 2006 killed 80 children.
The 94 child casualties:
January 13, 2006: 5
October 30, 2006: 80
August 31, 2008: 4
September 8, 2008: 5
The report covers the period from January 13, 2006 to October 24, 2009
Exclusive: Leaked Pakistani report confirms high civilian death toll in CIA drone strikes
http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/07/22/exclusive-leaked-pakistani-report-confirms-high-civilian-death-toll-in-cia-drone-strikes/
Get the Data: The Pakistan government’s secret document
http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/07/22/get-the-data-the-pakistan-governments-secret-document/
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...of the Drone Program.
DURec!!!
I have opposed this from the start,
and believe that when ANY country drops bombs, especially BOMBS those that kill so may civilians and children on a sovereign nation with whom there in no Deceleration of WAR ,
that IS and Act of Aggressive WAR,
AND a War CRIME.
This accounting from Pakistan should forever END the Drone War Promotional Marketing
that insists that Drone Strikes are very "surgical".
No they are NOT.
They ARE [font size=3]Fucking BOMBS dropped on crowds of people, most of whom never DID US SHIT![/font]
I can NOT wrap my mind around how ANYBODY can think that our current Drone Assassination Program is a GOOD thing. 
They MUST completely lack that human capacity called "Empathy" that lets one imagine they are standing in someone else's shoes.
Can you IMAGINE what you would feel is another country did THAT to YOUR neighborhood,
killing YOUR children and neighbors,
and claimed it was OK because they thought there might be a "terrorist" hiding close by?
IMAGINE HOW YOU WOULD FEEL!
You will know them by their [font size=3]WORKS.[/font]
