Ackerman gets his hands on a forthcoming study that posits:
As of 1 April 2010, there have been a total of 127 confirmed CIA drone strikes in Pakistan, killing a total of 1,247 people. Of those killed only 44 (or 3.53%) could be confirmed as civilians, while 963 (or 77.23%) were reported to be “militants” or “suspected militants.”
2006-2011 archives for The Daily Dish, featuring Andrew Sullivan