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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The "Fog of War" in the Age of Drones

    President Obama spoke this morning about the two aid workers accidentally killed by a U.S. drone strike in January. American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto were being held hostage by Al-Qaeda near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. During his speech, Obama said that in the “fog of war,” deadly mistakes can happen.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 23, 2015 • 1 min read

    President Obama spoke this morning about the two aid workers accidentally killed by a U.S. drone strike in January. American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto were being held hostage by Al-Qaeda near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. During his speech, Obama said that in the “fog of war,” deadly mistakes can happen. But in an age of drone strikes, orchestrated from a distance, isn’t the business of war supposed to be a lot less foggy?

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    "Fog of War" in Age of Drones, Belle Gibson, and Facebook’s News Grab
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    3. 16:57Web Roundup: The Belle Gibson Hoax
    4. 26:51Ongoingness
    5. 41:20Facebook Grabs at News Biz
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    "Fog of War" in Age of Drones, Belle Gibson, and Facebook’s News Grab
    1. 0:00The "Fog of War" in the Age of DronesYou’re reading this
    2. 8:35The Story of Adam Gadahn
    3. 16:57Web Roundup: The Belle Gibson Hoax
    4. 26:51Ongoingness
    5. 41:20Facebook Grabs at News Biz
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