Earlier this month, NYU graduate student Josh Begley began tweeting every reported American drone strike – starting in 2002. His feed, Dronestream, highlights the growing prevalence of a lethal tactic known as the “double tap.” The tactic involves bombing a target repeatedly in relatively quick succession. It often results in the death of rescuers responding to the initial attack.
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