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Law Prof Says

By Nathan Hodge

"Under the legal theories adopted by our government in prosecuting Guantánamo detainees, these CIA officers as well as any higher-level government officials who have authorized or directed their attacks are committing war crimes."

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25344.htm



Times Square Terror: Drone Payback?

By Noah Shachtma

Faisal Shahzad tried to bomb Times Square as payback for American drone attacks in Pakistan.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25387.htm



Did You Hear the Joke About the Predator Drone That Bombed?

By Medea Benjamin and Nancy Moncias

Obama's 'joke' at the White House correspondents' dinner was no laughing matter to the relatives of the hundreds of people killed in Pakistan by drones.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25383.htm



US to expand Pakistan drone strikes

Federal lawyers backed the measures on grounds of self-defence to counter threats the fighters pose to US troops in neighbouring Afghanistan and the United States as a whole, according to authorities.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/05/201056104348785170.html



CIA drones have broader list of targets

The agency since 2008 has been secretly allowed to kill unnamed suspects in Pakistan.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-drone-targets-20100506,0,57614.story


From Information Clearing House

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How Not to Tell a True War Story
http://act.commondreams.org/go/465?akid=48.124981.xYPIZQ&t=22



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