Are drone attacks legal?
Missiles being loaded onto a military Reaper drone in Afghanistan.
Overview
Unmanned “drone” aircraft controlled from remote video consoles are being used by the U.S. in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya. The use of drones to kill Al Qaeda members is controversial because...
- The U.S. is not officially in a war with these countries (except for Iraq and Afghanistan).
- The people targeted for killing, even American citizens, are not given due process (they have not been given a trial in a court of law).
- The U.S. is very secretive about who is targeted and why. President Obama selects drone targets from a secret "kill list".
- Hundreds of civilians have been killed in drone attacks, but because of U.S. secrecy, it is impossible to know how many.
Created By:
- Originally created by Sherry Baehr.
- Modified by Bev Zbinden 3/5/2013
Website Articles
- Everything We Know So Far About Drone StrikesArticle from ProPublica.
- Do Drone Attacks Do More Harm Than Good?Series of pro and con articles from New York Times: Room for Debate.
- Covert Drone WarSeries of articles from Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
- The Drone WarSeries of articles from ProPublica.
- The legal dilemma over drone strikes: justified killings or war crimes?Article from The Guardian.
- When Can the U.S. Kill One of Its Own?Series of pro and con articles from New York Times: Room for Debate.
- How Can Targeted Killings Be Justified?Series of pro and con articles from New York Times: Room for Debate.
- Drones in Afghanistan, Drones in … Akron?Series of pro and con articles from New York Times: Room for Debate.
IRC Database Articles
- Global Issues in ContextEnter "Drones and Unmanned Security Robots" into the search box.
- Opposing ViewpointsGood keywords to use:
drones
drone strikes
drone attacks