September 2017 marked the sixteenth anniversary of the start of the “war on terror.” While hashtags such as #NeverForget and #September11th were trending on Twitter, there was little mention of the victims of post-9/11 counter-terrorism laws and policies – namely, Muslims or those racializ..
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A Theory of the Drone
Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, translated by Janet Lloyd. New York: The New Press, 2015.
Since the turn of this century, armed drones (that is, unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs) have become a weapon of ch..
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A Wedding That Became a Funeral: US Drone Attack on Marriage Procession in Yemen
[The following report was published by Human Rights Watch on 20 February 2014]
A Wedding That Became a Funeral: US Drone Attack on Marriage Procession in Yemen
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From Reagan to Obama: Secrecy and Covert Operations in the Fight against “Terrorism”
Ronald Reagan was the first American president to put “terrorism” at the heart of his foreign policy discourse. During his first term, Reagan did so mostly in reference to conflicts in Central America. In
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How To Lose Friends and Alienate People: An Update on Drone Warfare
On 1 August 2013, US Secretary of State John Kerry made an announcement in Islamabad, where he had gone to resuscitate bilateral US-Pakistani strategic negotiations. At a press conference, he said tha..
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Drones: Myths and Reality in Pakistan
[The following report was issued by the International Crisis Group (ICG) on 21 May 2013.]
Drones: Myths and Reality in Pakistan
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Obama's Drone Leaks: New Imminence, Old Tactics
The Senate Armed Services Committee did not mention drones a single time during Senator Chuck Hagel`s confirmation hearings last week. That oversight, however, says a l..
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List of Children Killed by Drone Strikes in Yemen and Pakistan
[The following list was issued by Drones Watch on 20 January 2013. The names were compiled from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reports.]
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