Not So Secret: US Drones

Marco Werman talks with Micah Zenko, Fellow for Conflict Prevention at the Council on Foreign Relations, about President Obama’s public remarks yesterday on the US use of drones. He was taking part in a Google-sponsored virtual town hall, and answered a question about drones from a man in Brooklyn, NY.

Pakistanis React to NATO Airstrike at Border Post

Reporter Fahad Desmukh has a story on the reaction to a NATO airstrike on a Pakistani border post over the weekend.

Predator strikes in Pakistan

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At least four suspected militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region, security officials said. The area is a known haven for al-Qaeda and the Taliban, but Pakistan has publicly criticized drone attacks, saying they fuel support for the militants. Marco Werman talks with Ahmed Rashid, the author of many books about Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia. Download MP3

• BBC coverage
• Jeb Sharp on the controversial US drone strikes in Pakistan