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For those supportive of unmanned planes bluntly targeting alleged terrorists in Pakistan, the reported death of was a moment for celebration – a validation of this policy.In spite of a random success such as , the blowback of drones is clearly self-defeating.Take this wire, for instance, just in from :A US drone strike into the South Waziristan Agency of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) struck a house in the village of Ladda, and wounding several others.A tragedy like this raises life-or death as to whether there is an upside to such a US-driven effort.The Under President Obama, this tactic has remained in the shadows:Since early 2009, Barack Obama administration officials have been claiming that the predator attacks in Pakistan have killed nine of 20 top al Qaeda officials, but they have refused to disclose how many civilians have been killed in the strikes.But perhaps a debate in Washington is broadening. The Center for a New American Security’s latest went as far to say,…[T]he costs of drone attacks against non-al Qaeda targets inside Pakistan outweigh the benefits and they are, on balance, harmful to U.S. and allied interests. The drone war has created a siege mentality among the Pashtun population in northwest Pakistan.Mehsud may be dead but I’ll await the end of indiscriminate killing before I celebrate.Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance writers and cover our operating costs. Monthly membership subscriptions give us the stability we need to make plans while ensuring our organization does not depend on grants or major funders. If you like what you read, support our writers with a donation today.&nbsp;

For those supportive of unmanned planes bluntly targeting alleged terrorists in Pakistan, the reported death of was a moment for celebration – a validation of this policy.In spite of a random success such as , the blowback of drones is clearly self-defeating.Take this wire, for instance, just in from :A US drone strike into the South Waziristan Agency of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) struck a house in the village of Ladda, and wounding several others.A tragedy like this raises life-or death as to whether there is an upside to such a US-driven effort.The Under...

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