Blame Liberals for Obama’s Illegal Drone War
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Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The advocacy groups AmnestyInternational and Human Rights Watch are accusing theadministration of U.S. President Barack Obama of possible warcrimes for drone strike campaigns in Pakistan and Yemen. Thesecharges won’t have much weight within the U.S. -- after all,even Hollywood now portrays the way we tortured detainees, andno one has been held to account.
But the reports presage what will probably become history’sverdict on drone strikes taking place off the battlefield inweak states: bad for human rights, bad for the rule of law --and bad for U.S. interests in the fight against terrorism.