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Wed 07 Jul 2010Obama-approved drone attacks in Pakistan exceed 100
A FRESH wave of lethal drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal region has taken the number of attacks sanctioned by US president Barack Obama past 100, representing a significant surge during the past two years.
Activists in Pakistan said they were deeply disappointed that the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner had escalated the use of CIA drones against Taliban and al-Qaeda militants.
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