Articles by Joshua Kopstein, Vice

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Drone Strikes Fuel the Hatred That Led to Paris Attacks, Ex-Drone Pilots Say
Joshua Kopstein, Vice – TRANSCEND Media Service, 23 Nov 2015

In his squad, children spotted from a Predator drone’s high-resolution camera were called “fun-sized terrorists” or “TITs,” for “Terrorist In Training,” while launching a strike was “cutting the grass before it grows too tall” or “pulling the weeds before they take over the lawn. It was anything you could do to remove their humanity, but in the process you lose your own humanity.”

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