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• Turning the spotlight on British drone secrets

  By Chris Cole on 08/03/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The lack of transparency surrounding the US use of drones has come under the spotlight over the past few weeks during the hearings to confirm John Brennan as head of the CIA.  US politicians, journalists and campaigners have rightly criticised… Read More ›

• If you think like Paddy Ashdown on drones, then think again

  By Chris Cole on 14/02/2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Paddy Ashdown – or Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon – to give him his proper title, former Royal Marine, intelligence service officer and leader of the Liberal Democrats has an opinion piece in the Times entitled ‘If you’re opposed to drones, then  think… Read More ›

• HRW: Israeli drone strikes killed Palestinian civilians and violated laws of war

  By Chris Cole on 13/02/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Yesterday Human Rights Watch (HRW) released important information detailing 18 separate airstrikes by drones and other aircraft during ‘Operation Pillar of Defense’ in November 2012  which appeared to violate the laws of war.  At least 43 civilians including 12 children… Read More ›

• Drones Over Africa: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

  By Chris Cole on 01/02/2013 • ( 1 )

  

  This week the New York Times reported that the US is planning to establish a new base for its drones in north-west Africa.  While the base is to be used initially to fly unarmed surveillance drones, according to the article the… Read More ›

• Will UN Drone Inquiry get to the heart of the matter?

  By Chris Cole on 25/01/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The UN inquiry into the use of armed drones for targeted killing, announced yesterday by London-based UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, Ben Emmerson,  is very much to be welcomed. Undertaken at the direct request of several states,… Read More ›

• Website Makeover

  By Chris Cole on 21/01/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  To celebrate our 200th post we have given the Drone Wars UK website a bit of a brush-up.   Most obviously we have changed the appearance of the site, but there have also been some less obvious changes.  Now all posts… Read More ›

• Yet more drone secrets

  By Chris Cole on 18/01/2013 • ( 3 )

  

  “What is needed is a clear understanding of the issues involved so that informed decisions can be made.” The UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems, MoD 2011 In 2011 the MoD published its policy document on the use of armed… Read More ›

• Review of the Year Part 3: Resisting the Drone

  By Chris Cole on 01/01/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  While the use of drones has rapidly expanded over the past few year, this growth has been matched by rising resistance, opposition and protests.  In this final review of the year we take a brief look at some of the… Read More ›

• Review of the Year Part 2: A Year of Drone Expansion and Proliferation

  By Chris Cole on 30/12/2012 • ( 1 )

  A year of expansion was signalled in January when President Obama, flanked by an array of senior military officers, stood in front of the media at the Pentagon to announce a new US military plan.  Entitled ‘Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership:… Read More ›

• Review of the Year Part 1: Drones and the Law

  By Chris Cole on 18/12/2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Arguments relating to the legality of armed drones have raged since the very first Predator strike.  However, over the past year, the legal arguments have emerged out of the pages of academic journals and obscure conference rooms and entered the mainstream and indeed, the… Read More ›

• Drones continue rapid development as Parliament begins to grapple with the issue

  By Chris Cole on 10/12/2012 • ( 0 )

  

  The Defence Select Committee has confirmed this week that it plans to investigate the use of armed unmanned drones. The inquiry into “the use of remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs, commonly known as “drones”)” will form part of a wider investigation… Read More ›

• Drone Protestor Brian Terrell Heads to Jail

  By Chris Cole on 29/11/2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Last month Catholic Worker and long-time peace activist Brian Terrell was sentenced to six months imprisonment for taking part in a protest against drone strikes at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.  Tomorrow (Fri 30th November) Brian reports to Federal Prison to serve his… Read More ›

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