Bombings & Dronings

Again, we’re all saddened by a bombing that targets civilians. This time, it’s marathon athletes, organizers and spectators in Boston, Massachusetts who fell prey to the bombing. Meanwhile, a facebook contact–an American, if you care to know–posted on her timeline a link to an interactive website that documents the drone bombing incidents in Pakistan and the number of casualties. The last incident–as recorded by the website–took place on April 14, leaving 5 casualties. And by the way, only 2% of the drone victims were high-profile targets; the rest, which counts to over 3,000 lives, were civilians.

Here’s the website.

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