The assassination complex inside the government's secret drone warfare program
When the US government discusses drone strikes publicly, it offers assurances that such operations are a more precise alternative to troops on the ground, but the implicit message from the administration has been trust, but don't verify. The online magazine The Intercept obtained a cache of sec...
| Main Author: | Scahill, Jeremy (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Simon & Schuster,
2016.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: |
When the US government discusses drone strikes publicly, it offers assurances that such operations are a more precise alternative to troops on the ground, but the implicit message from the administration has been trust, but don't verify. The online magazine The Intercept obtained a cache of secret slides that provide a window into the inner workings of the US military's kill/capture operations in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia, and show assassination to be central to US counterterrorism policy. This campaign, carried out by two presidents through four presidential terms, has been deliberately obscured from the public-- until now. |
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| Physical Description: |
xviii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-212) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781501144134 1501144138 |