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The U.S. military has built a major drone hub in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, and flies unarmed Reaper drones from Ethiopia. Until recently, it conducted reconnaissance flights over East Africa from the island nation of the Seychelles.

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From Information Clearing House

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General Cartwright Warns of Drone 'Blowback'

The Nation
by Robert Dreyfuss

03/22/13

Retired four-star Marine General James Cartwright, who s been close to President Obama for years, hawkish critics called him 'Obama s general', has spoken out forcefully against the unchecked use of drones. According to the general, who s been a long-time skeptic of the war in Afghanistan, drones cause anger, bitterness and resentment among Muslim populations targeted in the attacks, and he suggested that their use will cause 'blowback,' i.e., attacks against the United States...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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