On both sides of the Atlantic, legal challenges related to US drone use are about to hit the courts. Tomorrow the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will take the CIA to court for refusing to comply with a Freedom of… Read More ›
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British citizen killed by drone strike as Pakistan opposition to drones increases
As reports are coming in that a British citizen has been killed by an America drone strike in Pakistan, the New America Foundation and Terror Free Tomorrow have conducted the first comprehensive public opinion survey covering sensitive military and political issues… Read More ›
Drone wars: As the lawyers argue, manufacturers get on with it
The growing use of unmanned drones in armed conflicts around the world seems set to continue into the future despite calls for restraint and regulation. As legal groups in the US file lawsuits to try to prevent the drone assassination… Read More ›
Drones target Yemen
The CIA is to redeploy some Predator drones from Pakistan to the arabian peninsula so they can step up the ‘war against terror’ in Yemen and Somalia. The Wall Street Journal revealed this week that: “U.S. military’s Special Operation Forces… Read More ›
