April 16: Historic Durbin hearing on drone strikes Robert Naiman Just Foreign Policy For the first time since the US started conducting drone strikes ten years ago, there will be a prominent hearing in Congress devoted to the policy. The hearing is scheduled for April 16, 10AM ET. It will be broadcast on the web. More
April 16: Historic Durbin hearing on drone strikes Robert Naiman Just Foreign Policy For the first time since the US started conducting drone strikes ten years ago, there will be a prominent hearing in Congress devoted to the policy. The hearing is scheduled for April 16, 10AM ET. It will be broadcast on the web. More
“The United States has gone far beyond what the U.S. public – and perhaps even Congress – understands the government has been doing and claiming they have a legal right to do.” Mary Ellen O'Connell, Notre Dame Law Professor Pakistani soldiers stand guard at the Shamsi Airbase located some 320 kilometers southwest of Quetta in More
“The United States has gone far beyond what the U.S. public – and perhaps even Congress – understands the government has been doing and claiming they have a legal right to do.” Mary Ellen O'Connell, Notre Dame Law Professor Pakistani soldiers stand guard at the Shamsi Airbase located some 320 kilometers southwest of Quetta in More
On Military Drones (and tearing them to pieces) By Misty Rowan It’s the arms race of the future, really, except this time Sputnik’s ganna be an unmanned plane. And if the vessel is unmanned, doesn’t that make the killing automatically inhumane? It’s odd to me to think that when I’m voting with my dollar, I More
On Military Drones (and tearing them to pieces) By Misty Rowan It’s the arms race of the future, really, except this time Sputnik’s ganna be an unmanned plane. And if the vessel is unmanned, doesn’t that make the killing automatically inhumane? It’s odd to me to think that when I’m voting with my dollar, I More
Casualty Estimates The Bureau of Investigative Journalism CIA Drone Strikes in Pakistan 2004–2013 Total US strikes: 366 Obama strikes: 314 Total reported killed: 2,537-3,581 Civilians reported killed: 411-884 Children reported killed: 168-197 Total reported injured: 1,174-1,465 US Covert Action in Yemen 2002–2013 Confirmed US drone strikes: 43-53 Total reported killed: 228-328 Civilians reported killed: 12-45 Children reported killed: 2 Reported injured: 62-144 Possible extra More
Casualty Estimates The Bureau of Investigative Journalism CIA Drone Strikes in Pakistan 2004–2013 Total US strikes: 366 Obama strikes: 314 Total reported killed: 2,537-3,581 Civilians reported killed: 411-884 Children reported killed: 168-197 Total reported injured: 1,174-1,465 US Covert Action in Yemen 2002–2013 Confirmed US drone strikes: 43-53 Total reported killed: 228-328 Civilians reported killed: 12-45 Children reported killed: 2 Reported injured: 62-144 Possible extra More
COVERT DRONE WAR In Video: Naming the Dead March 26th, 2013 | by Drones team | Bureau of Investigative Journalism [vimeo http://vimeo.com/61340141] So far, our monitoring of CIA drone strikes has recorded at least 2,537 people reported to have been killed by strikes in Pakistan. But fewer than 20% of those killed have been named. Our new More
COVERT DRONE WAR In Video: Naming the Dead March 26th, 2013 | by Drones team | Bureau of Investigative Journalism [vimeo http://vimeo.com/61340141] So far, our monitoring of CIA drone strikes has recorded at least 2,537 people reported to have been killed by strikes in Pakistan. But fewer than 20% of those killed have been named. Our new More
Anti-drones activists plan month of protest over Obama's 'kill' policy Organisers keen to build on renewed focus of president's targeted killing programme by holding series of protests in April Paul Harris in New York guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 March 2013 12.24 EDT US Drone, Pakistan. The use of unmanned robots to strike at suspected militants has risen sharply More
Anti-drones activists plan month of protest over Obama's 'kill' policy Organisers keen to build on renewed focus of president's targeted killing programme by holding series of protests in April Paul Harris in New York guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 March 2013 12.24 EDT US Drone, Pakistan. The use of unmanned robots to strike at suspected militants has risen sharply More
