Category Archives: Pakistan

The Ministry of Defence 1: MPs fear Britain is violating national and international law?

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

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 →

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Harry Patch: ‘organised murder’ – civilian slaughter by our special friend, with our help

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

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 →

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Running amok? Donald Trump facilitates civilian drone deaths & continues attacks in seven countries ‘and elsewhere’

Posted on June 7, 2018 by

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 →

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Britain’s war – denials wear thin: defence secretary now acknowledges civilian killing by RAF

Posted on May 3, 2018 by

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 →

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Can Donald Trump really believe this slaughter will “make America great again”?

Posted on October 10, 2017 by

Britain’s special friend: NATO Watch’s grim update of US ‘defence’ developments The emphasis on air power by the Trump administration has led to an unprecedented 20,650 bombs being dropped on seven countries (Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria) during his … Continue reading →

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Sikander Ahmed Shah: first objective, halting drone strikes – the second, reparation

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

For years the legality of using armed drones has been challenged by individuals and organisations – as a search on this website will reveal. Another analyst, Sikander Ahmed Shah of Lahore University of Management Sciences, Department of Law and Policy reflected … Continue reading →

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Armed drones: how remote-controlled, high-tech weapons are used against the poor

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

In 2011 David Hookes explored the ethical and legal implications of the growing use of armed, unmanned planes in the ‘war against terrorism’. The rapidly increasing use of aerial robot weapons in the so-called ‘war against terrorism’ is raising many … Continue reading →

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