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Israeli Legal Expert: Lack of Judicial Oversight in Targeted Killings a ‘Recipe for Disaster’
Amos Guiora gave legal advice on targeted killings to the Israeli Defense Force in Gaza in the 1990s. He’s troubled by the vague language in the leaked Justice Department memo, and tells anchor Marco Werman why he thinks the lack of judicial oversight in targeted killings is a ‘recipe for disaster.’
Rise of the Drones
Since his re-election, President Obama has given no indication that he would change anything about the drone program, which he embraced in his first term to kill al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan without risking American lives.
The drone attacks are highly unpopular among many Pakistanis in particular, who consider them a violation of sovereignty that cause unacceptable civilian casualties. Now, the UN is launching an investigation into the impact of drone strikes and so-called targeted killings on civilians.
But drones aren’t just for warfare. The Federal Aviation Administration predicts there will be thousands of drones over domestic skies within the next decade, doing everything from watching traffic to delivering packages. And this doesn’t even take into account the thousands more worldwide that will be used to do things like watch borders or deter rhino poaching. This raises numerous questions about cost, privacy and safety.
The World looks at the implications of America’s so called drone war in Asia, and the proliferation of drones worldwide and here at home.
US approves assassination of Muslim cleric
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The Obama Administration has authorized operations to capture or kill a terrorism suspect based in Yemen who is also an American citizen. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. Download MP3 (Photo: Wikipedia)
Targeted killings
Anchor Jeb Sharp talks with Professor Amos Guiora, former legal advisor to the Israeli Defense Forces’ commander in the Gaza strip, about the legal complexities surrounding the targeted killing of suspected terrorists.
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