Saturday 27 October 2012

Covert War on Terror – the Data

Covert War on Terror – the Data

Global Research, October 27, 2012

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Reaper unmanned drone (Photo US Dept of Defense/ Flickr)

Yemen: reported US covert action 2012

US covert strikes in Yemen continue to escalate through 2012 – see the data here.
Obama at the Pentagon January 2012 (Flikr/ An Honorable German)

Obama 2012 Pakistan strikes

Ten days into the New Year the CIA’s drones ended the longest pause of Obama’s presidency when they struck Pakistan, killing up to four alleged militants.
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Obama 2011 Pakistan strikes

Various crises in US-Pakistani relations, including the arrest of CIA contractor Raymond Davis and the killing of Osama bin Laden, may have contributed to a decline in strikes in 2
Situation room meeting in Pakistan-Flickr/The White House

Obama 2009 Pakistan strikes

In 2009 Obama carried out as many drone strikes on Pakistan as Bush in five years.
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The Bush Years: Pakistan strikes 2004 – 2009

During President Bush’s time in office there were 52 drone strikes on Pakistan.

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