sounds alarm over drones

A UN human rights expert on Wednesday urged the United States to stop the CIA from targeting killings using drones, warning that the practice amounted to "a licence to kill without accountability." In a report to the UN Human Rights Council, Philip Alston warned that the "prolific" U.S. use of targeted killings, mainly by unmanned aircraft, was setting a damaging example that other countries would follow. He said that hundreds of people had been killed, including civilians.


(2010-06-03 / ottawacitizen)