An Interactive Infographic of Every Known US Drone Strike
March 25, 2013 | Andy Cush
Created by the developers Pitch Interactive, this animated infographic plots every U.S. drone strike and all associated casualties. In just a few seconds, a flurry of strikes and deaths appear, beginning in 2004 and drastically upticking in 2008-2009, when Pervez Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan and President Obama took office in the states. All told, there have been 3,105 killed by American drones, 175 of whom were children. Watch the infographic here.
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