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Running amok? Donald Trump facilitates civilian drone deaths & continues attacks in seven countries ‘and elsewhere’
The NGO CAGE, which campaigns against discriminatory state policies and advocates observance of due process and the rule of law, reminds readers that in October 2017, US President Donald Trump replaced the Obama rules pertaining to drone strikes with his … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Armed drones, Civilian deaths, Donald Trump, Drone strikes, Human rights, Iraq, Legal action, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, US government, Yemen
Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, CAGE, extrajudicial killings, Hina Shamsi, Nigeria, President Donald Trump, Reuters
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Britain’s war – denials wear thin: defence secretary now acknowledges civilian killing by RAF
Britain is at war with more than 1600 airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. Deborah Haynes, Defence Editor of the Times reports the killing of a civilian by RAF drone in Syria. The air strike was by a Reaper drone, remotely operated by … Continue reading
Immoral, unethical and illegal? Military action in areas where the UK is not formally at war
Mark Shapiro draws attention to a contribution from Emily Knowles, who leads the Oxford Research Group’s Remote Warfare Programme. In the introduction to her report (right) she writes: “ One of the major warnings from the Iraq Inquiry was that public … Continue reading
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March 25, 2018
Tagged American Civil Liberties Union, British Special Forces, Cooperation and Security, Emily Knowles, ethics, Institute for Conflict, Mark Shapiro, morals, NATO’s Resolute Support, Oxford Research Group, Professor John Ferguson, Reaper Drone, remote killing, Remote Warfare Programme, The Bureau of Investigation, University of Birmingham
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Our Special Friend increases executions without trial regardless of Yemen’s suffering
America’s NBC News reports on the increase in airstrikes soon after the Trump administration took office. It declared parts of Yemen as well as neighbouring Somalia to be “areas of active hostilities,” giving the U.S. military more leeway to target terrorists from … Continue reading
“INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE USE OF ARMED DRONES”: PROFESSOR DAPO AKANDE: 22nd February 2018
UNA’s 16th annual Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen International Law Lecture is held in association with the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS University of London and the Bar Council of England and Wales. As more countries and non-state actors … Continue reading
UK & US continue to honour and supply Saudi Arabia despite slaughter at weddings, funerals & in everyday life
Buckingham Palace 3rd August, 2017 The Duke of York this evening gave a Dinner at Buckingham Palace for Mr Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan (Chief Executive, Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). Haaretz reports another airstrike on 15th … Continue reading
Posted in Airstrikes, Civilian deaths, EU, Human rights, Saudi Arabia., UK, US, US government, Yemen
Tagged Airstrikes, arms exports, cholera, European Parliament, MEP Molly Scott Cato
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The Uncounted: debunking Pentagon claims that few civilians have died in airstrikes
Alex Ward, in a Vox.Com article, presents and comments on the New York Times’ almost unbearably detailed November report. Summary The Pentagon claims that its air war against ISIS is one of the most accurate in history and that the … Continue reading
Posted in Airstrikes, Civilian deaths, Human rights, Iraq, Pentagon, US government
Tagged Anand Gopal, Azmat Khan, ISIS, New York Times, siege of Mosul, US-led military coalition
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