Bush Diplomacy: Predator Planes Are Conducting Assassinations by Air


	Bush Diplomacy: Predator Planes Are Conducting Assassinations by Air

papananook

3-23-2008 5:53 AM

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After all, there's always going to be "collateral damage" when you keep your eye -- and your 2,000-pound bomb or Hellfire missile -- focused on the prize.

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