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13 Sep CIA Does Not Have to Respond to ACLU FOIA
are the last kinetic step in what is a massive intelligence operation — “intelligence-driven uses of force,” as I’ve been calling them. Drones in their surveillance role are part of that intelligence gathering, but in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the effectiveness of the drones program of targeted killing depends enormously on the CIA’s ground level intelligence gathering, a network that has taken years of effort to get underway, and which — among other things — angers Pakistan because it has allowed the US to determine its own targets without having to...22 Oct Self-Defense and Non-International Armed Conflict in Drone Warfare
...not immune from attack will not remotely be up for discussion, whether on an armed conflict view or an independent self-defense view of targeted killing and drone strikes. I am (still) completing a new essay on the operational roles of drones, a roster of strategic uses, one that leaves aside the legal issues in favor of trying to get an analytic handle on the increasingly variegated uses of drones and targeted killing. It seems to me important for legal analysis because the variations are sufficiently great at this stage that...19 Jul The Space Bar and the Drone
Though I am generally upbeat about the use of drones in military applications, one must recognize design flaws: The Navy’s latest multi-million pound drone has the unfortunate feature of starting to self-destruct if the pilot accidentally presses the space bar on his keyboard …. The Navy are planning to buy hundreds of drones of the MQ-8B Fire Scout, one of which helicopter almost exploded after the drone’s operator accidentally pressed the space bar with a wire from his headset – which launches the self destruct mechanism on the vehicle....22 Jan Council on Foreign Relations Coming Out Against Drone Strikes?
...2nd para. quoted. And drones are just a platform on which certain weaponry can be placed -- and drones may come in increasingly smaller sizes -- like model airplanes, dragonflies. AGW Jordan, I think a good start would be getting the administration to explain how they determine who is a 'militant' (none of this military aged male rubbish), and the legal basis for killing American citizens (or indeed, anyone) outside a zone of armed conflict. I do agree with you though that there is no need for a 'code of...02 Aug Search and Rescue and the Spread of UAVs
Mihai Martoiu Ticu The problem is still that those targeted with drones/robots cannot go to any (international) court and sue US. And the danger lies not only in drones/robots, but other developments as well. CIA invests in technology that monitors the web in real time — and says it uses that information to predict the future. The information one gathers is too great and that means that there are not enough humans to process it and make decisions. More and more of the decision-making will be left to computers. Computers...21 Feb Another Warbot Metaphor: Nanobot Swarms and Regulatory Challenges
...with. But if weaponized drones really do become prevalent in conflicts, such drones can be mass produced, and they are all virtually identical, it seems we have lost one of our comparative advantages. The end result of such a conflict might end up coming down to manufacturing capacity (i.e., which state can produce drones faster). Ok, enough speculative fiction for now. John C. Dehn Chris, Very interesting posts of late! My initial take is that the basic principles of international humanitarian law (IHL) will remain and are timeless. Think of...08 May Harold Koh’s Speech at the Oxford Union
...question should be: “How to End the Forever War?” Our Approach should be what I would call: “Translate, not Black Hole.” And our three-part answer should be: “(1) Disengage from Afghanistan, (2) Close Guantanamo, and (3) Discipline Drones.” This speech is a sort of book-end with former Department of Defense General Counsel Jeh Johnson’s recent speech (also at the Oxford Union) that mentioned there will come a time when we transition from looking at this as an armed conflict against an organized enemy to a counter-terrorism effort against individuals. Koh’s...27 Oct The Washington Post’s Three Article Series on “The Permanent War”
...community, however. Within important parts of the international law community, on the other hand, many of these same practices are seen as contentious and illegal from a law and policy standpoint. Pretty much every aspect of US “counterterrorism-on-offense” is challenged by important parts of the international law community, particularly its advocacy and activist wings. There might be some modest countertrends in the international community, I suppose, particularly when it comes to actual practices. French drones to Mali, for example, or Germany perhaps acquiring weaponized drones. Perhaps just the simple fact...15 Oct BU Law School’s “Ten Years In” Conference
...voice. He offered a blistering critique of COIN (and pretty much every other strategic option as well, including counterterrorism via drones, I should add). I was part of the second panel, on targeted killing and drones. Michael Schmitt of the Naval War College offered a vigorous defense of drones as being essentially like any other weapon system, and on this occasion, at least, it was interesting to see how much agreement there was between him and Human Rights First’s Gabor Rona. For my part, I gave a shortened and simplified...