Warren Weinstein Begged Obama to Save Him Four Years Before U.S. Drone Killed Him

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Warren Weinstein, 72, was accidentally killed by a U.S. airstrike on an Al Qaeda compound in Pakistan.

Published Apr. 23 2015 10:16AM EDT

Editor’s Note: The U.S. announced on April 23, 2015 that Weinstein was killed in a drone strike on Al Qaeda in Pakistan.

It was before dawn the morning of Aug.

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