CIA drone strikes come under scrutiny

The World

Speaking about the CIA’s classified drone program, President Obama’s top counter-terrorism adviser John O. Brennan has said,  “There hasn’t been a single collateral death because of the exceptional proficiency, precision of the capabilities we’ve been able to develop.” But a new report by British and Pakistani journalists  claims otherwise. Chris Woods, of for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, joins us to talk about the impact of the CIA’s drone program, in particular the civilian toll of the campaign.

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