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A searing, facts-driven indictment of Americas drone wars and their implications for US democracy and foreign policy. A must-read for concerned citizens (Library Journal, starred review) from bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept.

Drones are a tool, not a policy. The policy is assassination. But drone strikes often kill people other than the intended target. These deaths, which have included women and children, dwarf the number of actual combatants who have been assassinated by drones. They have generated anger toward the United States among foreign populations and have even become a recruiting tool for jihadists.

The first drone strike outside a declared war zone was conducted more than twelve years ago, but it was not until May 2013 that the White House released a set of standards and procedures for conducting such strikes. However, there was no explanation of the internal process used to de

The Assassination Complex

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    A Paperback / softback by Jeremy Scahill, The Staff of the Intercept

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      Publisher: Simon & Schuster
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/05/2017
      ISBN13: 9781501144141, 978-1501144141
      ISBN10: 1501144146

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A searing, facts-driven indictment of Americas drone wars and their implications for US democracy and foreign policy. A must-read for concerned citizens (Library Journal, starred review) from bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept.

      Drones are a tool, not a policy. The policy is assassination. But drone strikes often kill people other than the intended target. These deaths, which have included women and children, dwarf the number of actual combatants who have been assassinated by drones. They have generated anger toward the United States among foreign populations and have even become a recruiting tool for jihadists.

      The first drone strike outside a declared war zone was conducted more than twelve years ago, but it was not until May 2013 that the White House released a set of standards and procedures for conducting such strikes. However, there was no explanation of the internal process used to de

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