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17 Nov

...not use Predator drones and patrol from afar; he responded that such invisible patrols were useful, but that the fundamental operational problem was that once the pirates were aboard, they then had hostages and the whole situation changed. In effect, the attack could be treated as pure battle until the pirates had hostages, but then it turned operationally into counter-terrorism and hostage-negotiation. It was therefore crucial, in his view – he had studied earlier rounds of piracy in these same waters, in which incidents had gone down because Japan and...
17.11.08 | |

29 Aug

(Shameless self-promotion alert!) I have been meaning to mention a new essay of mine in a fine symposium issue of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law that came out a few weeks ago, ‘Accountability’ as ‘Legitimacy’: Global Governance, Global Civil Society, and the United Nations. I’ve linked to the SSRN page, but I see that all the articles from the symposium issue are up on Westlaw. I’ve put the abstract below the fold, but I suppose I should say that not all my time is spent droning about drones …...
29.08.11 | |

03 Aug

...con format – on targeted killing and drones up at the Congressional Quarterly blog. I’ll try to find a link later; not sure if it is public or not.) (ps. Thanks to Ben for his comment on my earlier Eastern Sierra post – just wanted to say that among other day hikes, we did indeed make it to Heart Lake.) Update: Politico is now reporting that OFAC will permit the license for the underlying lawsuit, on the fundamental targeting issues, to proceed, presumably mooting this suit. (Thanks to Mark Field.)...
03.08.10 | |

17 Jul

...disciplines were formalized; 3) literature, however, largely has remained unbounded, able to probe realms of statecraft which other disciplines have placed off–limits… (p.7) This is all the more true with the realm of science fiction which probes areas that today are becoming science fact all too quickly: the expansion of the surveillance state (Hallo, Huxley! How do you do, Mr. Orwell?), cyberwarfare (Paging the U.S. Cybercommand: William Gibson would like his future back), and the use of drones (Are we waiting for Godot or for Skynet?). But science fiction is...
17.07.13 | |

15 Jul

...has reinstated the genocide charge. The army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) clashed with fighters from the M23 rebel group close to Goma in what was reported to be the most serious combat in several weeks. At least 60,000 refugees from the eastern DRC have now arrived in neighboring Uganda after fleeing attacks. U.N. peacekeepers in the DRC will begin using unarmed drones on a trial basis to monitor its war-torn east. The US military reports that the detainees at Guantanamo Bay may end their hunger strike....
15.07.13 | |

08 Feb

Syrian troops are battling rebels around Damascus, trying to halt their advance on the capital. The ICC has demanded the extradition of Libya’s Abdullah al-Senussi to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity under Gaddafi’s regime. A UN survey has found that more than $3.9 billion was paid out in bribes in Afghanistan in 2012, amounting to more than double the nation’s domestic revenue. President Obama’s nominee for the director of the CIA, John Brennan, was questioned heavily yesterday during Senate confirmation hearings about drones and torture. As...
08.02.13 | |

11 Feb

...warfighting missions across the African continent. OpenAI has also signed a recent deal with Anduril to combine OpenAI’s models with Anduril’s hardware and software for detecting and shooting down drones. Meta, in collaboration with military startup Scale AI, is promoting its flagship large language model, Llama, as a convenient tool for military planning and decision-making. As reported by The Intercept, ‘Defense Llama’ has already raised concerns among experts about the ‘flawed,’ ‘worthless,’ and ‘irresponsible’ answers given in an online demo using the tool for airstrike planning.  While we should be...
11.02.25 | and |

07 Jun

The brother of Abu Yahya al-Libi (the militant allegedly killed by a drone strike earlier this week), claims that the US’ drone program is inhumane and makes a mockery of the US claims of upholding human rights standards. IPS offers an opinion piece about how drones fire both ways. In what could have been retaliation for the killing of Abu Yahya al-Libi, a bomb has exploded outside the US mission in Benghazi, Libya. Slate has an Explainer column discussing how hard it is to shoot down a drone. The Sentencing...
07.06.12 | |

20 Apr

...Furthermore, the Iron Dome is an Israeli missile defense system known for its life-saving capabilities in safeguarding critical infrastructure against the threat of rockets launched into the territory of Israel. In the 2023-2024 Israel-Hamas war, this system allowed the low number of casualties notwithstanding rocket launches from Gaza, Lebanon and other areas (like Syria and even Yemen), in the face of a wide range of threats, like drones and other small, low-flying objects.   Another defense system known as “Edge 360” has been developed by Axon Vision. This AI-based system, installed...
20.04.24 | and |

11 Feb

...said their peace talks are advancing. Reuters has an exclusive on the UN report that arms flowing into Somalia are coming from Yemen and Iran. The New York Times covers a growing debate about a FISA-like court for the use of drones by the United States. China is growing uneasy with North Korea’s leadership, indicating that it may reduce aid if North Korea keeps pursuing nuclear weapons instead of economic growth. The AMICC has published a new analysis on the acquittal and release of Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui from the ICC....
11.02.13 | |

11 Apr

...warned their citizens of a high-level, imminent threat of attacks in Turkey, with Israel urging its citizens to immediately leave the country. Asia Relatives and tribal elders in southeastern Afghanistan are demanding an investigation into the killing of 17 people by US drones this week, claiming that the air strikes hit civilians, not members of armed groups. A U.S. Navy officer with access to sensitive U.S. intelligence faces espionage charges over accusations he passed state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan, a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday. Europe The...
11.04.16 | |

20 Aug

...basis of many assertions (Iraq-al Qaeda link, uranium ore, aluminum tubes, mobile labs, drones, chemical and biological weapons, etc.) that were false. I see no grounds for presumptive validity or any automatic trust in superior expertise that resides in the executive branch. As a second point, I find it curious that the two authors regularly claim a lack of competence or expertise on their part to second-guess decisions by the executive branch in time of emergency. As they say, “as lawyers, we do not have any experience regarding optimal security...
20.08.07 | |