并且虽然奥巴马政府所称的零或个位数的平民死亡数字按照官方定义可能确有其事，但其前提是无人机袭击中丧生的任何适龄参军男子都是武装分子，除非其后的情报能做出相反的证明。
And, while the Obama administration’s claim of zero or single-digit civilian fatalities may be true according to the official definition, it rests on the premise that any military-age male killed in a drone strike is a militant, unless intelligence posthumously proves otherwise.