But drone critics say covert program still needs greater oversight
(NEWSER) - The Pakistani public widely believes that American drone strikes there overwhelmingly hit civilians, not militants. However, an investigation of the 10 deadliest attacks over the past 18 months in the main militant region along the Afghan border shows that 70% of those killed were militants, according to an investigation by the AP . But, of the 56 civilians killed, 38 were from one major attack on March 17 , meaning that the rest of the drone attacks have a civilian death rate of just more than 10%. More»
