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Financial Times: Deadly US drone programme still controversial
In September 2011, an American drone strike in Yemen killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a cleric whom US officials said was one of the leaders of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
The US had already been conducting drone strikes against suspected al-Qaeda terrorists for a decade. However, Mr al-Awlaki became the first US citizen to be the subject of a targeted killing — sparking a fierce debate in America about the use of executive power and civil liberties.
WNU Editor: What I find interesting about this report was the following observation ....
.... During the George W Bush administration, the US conducted around 50 drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists. The Obama administration, however, has ordered around 500 strikes, according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism
In short .... President Obama has ordered 10 times more drone strikes than President Bush. Hmmmm .... and George Bush was labelled the cowboy?
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