UK
starts drone attacks from home soil
The
City of Lincoln in the north of England. Scenic. Suburban. And
suddenly a hub for Britain's war on terror. This week the government
announced that it's now conducting drone attacks on Afghanistan from
the base behind me - RAF Waddington - where 100 personnel are manning
the hi-tech reaper drones carrying 500lb bombs and hellfire missiles.
In response to the move, hundreds of anti-war demonstrators have
marched through the city to the army site. Drone Expert Chris Coles
agrees - that Britain is expanding its drone project - with the help
of its friends. The government defends drones. It says they save
lives. It will only admit to one civilian killing. But reality on the
ground speaks differently.
UK
insists its operations are only in Afghanistan - where British drones
have flown about 45,000 hours and fired about 350 times
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