Civilian contractors playing key roles in U.S. drone operations<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter a U.S. airstrike mistakenly killed at least 15 Afghans in 2010, the Army officer investigating the accident was surprised to discover that an American civilian had played a central role: analy…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The continued privatization of the US armed forces continues, as civilian contractors play a significant role in all those CIA and military drone flights, including ones that fire missiles and kill people. 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