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For the record: BAE Chair – like Pontius Pilate – failed to clean his hands
A reader draws attention to an article in the latest CAAT magazine, which opens: “Like any company chairperson, the Chair of BAE System, Roger Carr (right), likes to use the AGM as an opportunity to celebrate the year’s achievements.” Lizzie … Continue reading
Posted in Airstrikes, Armed drones, Civilian deaths, Human rights, Saudi Arabia., UK, Yemen
Tagged CAAT, High Court judgment, Saudi Arabia., war crimes
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The Ministry of Defence 1: MPs fear Britain is violating national and international law?
Lizzie Dearden reported (17th July) that a two-year probe by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Drones, chaired by Professor Michael Clarke, the former director-general of the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi), revealed: • that the number of operations facilitated … Continue reading
Posted in Airstrikes, Armed drones, Civilian deaths, Drone strikes, Human rights, International law, Iraq, Legal action, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, UK, US, Yemen
Tagged combatant immunity, Professor Andrew Clarke, war crimes
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Harry Patch: ‘organised murder’ – civilian slaughter by our special friend, with our help
June 1st The Pentagon has told Congress it estimates that nearly 500 civilians were killed as a result of US military actions in the first year of the Trump administration. According to CNN: “(The Department of Defense) assesses that there … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Armed drones, Civilian deaths, Donald Trump, Drone strikes, Human rights, Iraq, Libya, Nato Watch, Pakistan, Somalia, US government, Yemen
Tagged Al Qaeda, Congress, NATO, Pentagon, Taylor
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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
