The Drone Papers, leaked to The Intercept in 2015 by an intelligence community whistleblower, revealed the inner workings of the US assassination program in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. Documents showed that during one five-month operation in Afghanistan, nearly 90% of those killed were not the intended targets. The military classified all military-age males in strike zones as 'enemies killed in action' unless posthumously proven otherwise — systematically deflating civilian casualty counts. Independent investigations consistently found civilian death tolls 3-4 times higher than official figures. A 2021 Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians including 7 children — the Pentagon initially called it a 'righteous strike.'
The US government systematically underreported civilian casualties from drone strikes while classifying all military-age males as 'combatants'
“The drone program is killing far more civilians than the government admits. The classification system is designed to hide the true civilian death toll.”
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“There is a wide gap between U.S. assessments of such casualties and non-governmental reports. I believe our estimates are more accurate.”
— President Barack Obama · May 2013
🙈 They Laughed At Us
“There is a wide gap between U.S. assessments of such casualties and non-governmental reports. I believe our estimates are more accurate.”
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