World-News

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/03/24

Drone Wars, Without Any Rules
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/03/24-5

Legality of Drone Strikes Still in Question
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/04/03-2

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Trivializing War

By Cesar Chelala

"Drones are currently killing people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. It should be noted that the United States is not at war with any of those countries, which should mean in a sane world that the killing is illegal under both international law and the US Constitution," states Philip Girald, a former CIA officer and fellow of the American Conservative Defense Alliance.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25076.htm



When Presidential Sermons Collide

By Glenn Greenwald

Nothing enables the glorification of crimes, and nothing ensures their future re-occurrence, more than shielding the criminals from all accountability. It's nice that Barack Obama is willing to dispense that lecture to other countries, but it's not so nice that he does exactly the opposite in his own.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25075.htm



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