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People Are Turning Michelle Obama’s #BringBackOurGirls Pic Into An Anti-Drone Campaign

Many ask: What about child victims of U.S. drone strikes?

By Miriam Elder

Miriam Elder BuzzFeed News World Editor

Posted on May 12, 2014, at 11:56 a.m. ET

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Last week, Michelle Obama joined the campaign to #BringBackOurGirls, for the hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria.

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The backlash came swiftly, with Twitter users calling out the administration's policy of using drones around the world.

Timothy E Kaldas@tekaldas Follow
I've never been a fan of posers... #BringBackOurGirls #DroneStrikes #Obama #EndDroneStrikes
11:22 AM - 11 May 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

The hashtags were direct — #WeCantBringBackOurDead.

Zaid Benjamin@zaidbenjamin Follow
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11:30 AM - 11 May 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

MPACUK@MPACUK Follow
It is pretty hard to #BringBackOurGirls after a drone strike...#JustAThought #BringBackYourDrones
01:47 PM - 10 May 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Some Photoshopped the sign Michelle Obama was holding in her Instagram pic.

Joe@MrJoeGooch Follow
Shame Michelle Obama isn't also rightly 'outraged' when her husband kills girls with his drones. #DroneStrikes
10:00 AM - 10 May 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Sofiya Ahmed @CurryLover786 Follow
DRONES #hypocrisy #Nigeria #BringBackOurGirls
07:20 PM - 9 May 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

HDG@hdgremix Follow
#MichelleObama #Obama #drones #USA #BringBackOurGirls
05:01 AM - 10 May 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Allan Tierney@LowMaintainLife Follow
RT "My husband kills kids with drones."
01:31 PM - 9 May 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Here the Photoshopped image shows a giant picture recently laid out in Pakistan to draw the attention of U.S. drone operators to child victims.

Peaceful Animal@PeacefulAnimal Follow
200 Pakistani Children Killed By Drones
05:16 PM - 9 May 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

This image shows a picture of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen killed in a drone strike in Yemen.

Los Angelies@losangelies Follow
#BringBackOurGIrls #AlAwlaki #Drones #HumanitarianPosturing
06:45 PM - 9 May 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

A final Photoshopped image shows Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani activist who has been active in drawing attention to the Nigerian schoolgirls, holding Photoshopped commentary on the drone strike campaign.

Daniel_Puljic@Daniel_Gooner24 Follow
#BringBackOurGirls #MalalaYousafzai #drones
05:36 PM - 9 May 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Obama And The Drone Awakening

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