What a coincidence! Just as we learn that Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings is about to recommend to the UN Human Rights Commission that the CIA be removed from the drone program, with only the military controlling drones in the future, it suddenly turns out that a CIA-directed drone has killed the number 3 person in al Qaeda.
Problem: CIA Drone Program Under Attack. Solution: al Qaeda Number 3! |
| By: Jim White Tuesday June 1, 2010 5:09 am |
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UN Special Rapporteur: Af-Pak US Drone Strikes “May Well Violate International Humanitarian Law” |
| By: Jim White Wednesday October 28, 2009 7:00 am |
(Promoted by jasonrosenbaum - An awful practice.)
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions on Tuesday suggested that US drone strikes in Afghanistan may violate international law.
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