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Drones could defend airports

Ref. USA TODAY

The Homeland Security Department and the military this summer will test whether drones flying 65,000 feet above the nation's busiest airports could be used to protect planes from being shot down by terrorists with shoulder-fired missiles.

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Feds under pressure to open US skies to drones:

Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the pressure's on to allow them in the skies over the United States. Ref. Source 7

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Drone attacks have increased terror acts

The chief justice of the Lahore High Court ON Wednesday remarked that drone attacks are against the integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan, and if these are not being carried out with the government consent, it should take measures to stop them. Ref. Source 5

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U.S. Doesn't Count Civilians Killed by Drones
By Justin Elliott

While Obama talks of saving civilians in Libya, information about innocents killed by U.S. Drones is kept secret. Ref. Source 1

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Pak F-16 fighter jets can't target US drones: Rehman Malik :

Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman said the altitude of the drones is much higher than that of Pakistan's F-16 fighter jets. Ref. Source 5

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US buys most expensive drones ever:

With $14 trillion in the hole and a slew of wars seemingly no one wants America to be in, what better way for the United States to spend their money by putting $23 billion into spy planes? Each of the four dozen-plus spy crafts comes at a price tag of $218 million apiece - ten times the price of the largest armed attack drone. Ref. Source 1

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Drone attacks create terrorist safe havens, warns former CIA official:

Indiscriminate use of drones in Middle East causes too many civilian casualties, warns former CIA counterterrorism head Ref. Source 5

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Pentagon Seeks to Sell Drones to Iraq, Turkey:

Fleets of military drones are proliferating in the Middle East, potentially adding to tensions in the region, under a renewed push by the US Defense Department to lift restrictions on arms sales and boost profits for US manufacturers. Ref. Source 8