Protesters hold up a burning mock drone during a rally in Peshawar. (K. Pervez / Reuters) On Thursday morning, President Obama appeared before White House reporters to announce that a January drone strike had inadvertently killed two Western hostages held at an al-Qaeda compound in Pakistan. The tragedy, he said, would lead the United States to review its policy surrounding drone warfare.
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