Predators : the CIA's drone war on al Qaeda /

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Predators is a riveting introduction to the murky world of Predator and Reaper drones, the CIA's and U.S. military's most effective and controversial killing tools. Brian Glyn Williams combines policy analysis with the human drama of the spies, terrorists, insurgents, and innocent tribal p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Williams, Brian Glyn (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Qaida (Organization)
Terrorism > Religious aspects.
Drone aircraft > United States.
War > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Terrorisme > Aspect religieux.
Drones > États-Unis.
Guerre > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Intelligence.
TRUE CRIME > Espionage.
Drone aircraft.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The death of a terrorist
  • A history of the Pashtun tribal lands of Pakistan
  • Enter the predator
  • Operation enduring freedom
  • Manhunt
  • The drone war begins
  • Who is being killed in the drone strikes?
  • Spies, lawyers, terrorists and secret bases
  • The argument for drones
  • The argument against drones
  • The future of killer drones
  • Appendix: Drone specifications.

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