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Relatives of civilians killed in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen mourn the loss of their family members.
The United States has consistently denied deliberately targeting civilians in its drone strikes, but
has acknowledged mistakes. Here it may be that one or more “high- value targets” was killed, but
can we say the value of these deaths exceeds the harm likely to result from the resentment
generated by the collateral death and injury to bystanders?