April 24, 2015

Columbia University Graduate Killed In Pakistan By White House Drone Was Humanitarian Hostage



Warren Weinstein and his wife, Elaine
Photo: Bringwarrenhome.com

This is how the military genius in the White House likes to fight wars. Precision drone attacks. What could go wrong?

[From article]
The American hostage killed by a US drone strike was a grandfather and Columbia University grad who spent more than 30 years serving some of the most impoverished parts of the world.
At an age when others are ready for retirement, Warren Weinstein left his family to work for the US development firm J.E. Austin Associates in 2004, leading small-business growth in rural Pakistan.
He found a love for the culture, becoming proficient in Urdu and occasionally wearing local dress.
“He loved and respected the Pakistani people and their culture . . . and did everything he could to show his utmost and profound respect for the region,” his wife, Elaine, said Thursday.
Weinstein was kidnapped days before he was to leave Pakistan.
Gunmen broke into his Lahore home Aug. 13, 2011. He remained captive until his death at age 73.

http://nypost.com/2015/04/24/american-killed-in-drone-strike-dedicated-to-family-the-poor/

American killed in drone strike dedicated to family, the poor
By Beckie Strum
New York Post
April 24, 2015 | 1:14am

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