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    US Steps Up Drone Attacks in Pakistan

    The latest US missile strike in Northwest Pakistan killed twelve people today, bringing to 60 the number killed in thirteen unmanned-drone attacks in just the past two weeks. Brian Fishman was director of research at West Point's Combating Terrorism Center. He's now counterinsurgency research fellow at the New America Foundation.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The latest US missile strike in Northwest Pakistan killed twelve people today, bringing to 60 the number killed in thirteen unmanned-drone attacks in just the past two weeks. Brian Fishman was director of research at West Point's Combating Terrorism Center. He's now counterinsurgency research fellow at the New America Foundation.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    How Safe Are America's Natural-Gas Pipelines?
    1. 0:00US Steps Up Drone Attacks in PakistanYou’re reading this
    2. 7:21How Safe Are America's Natural-Gas Pipelines?
    3. 43:21The Pope Prepares to Visit Britain
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