Tag: drones

UN hails ‘historic’ Obama drone vow [Ben Emmerson, t]he lawyer leading a UN drone inquiry has praised [last night’s national security] speech by US President Barack Obama as a “significant step towards increased transparency”.

U.S. Disavows 2 Drone Strikes Over Pakistan American officials suspect one or possibly both of the strikes were carried out by the Pakistani military and falsely attributed to the C.I.A. to avoid criticism from the Pakistani public.