While domestic drone use has received a lot of unfavorable attention in America recently, American use of drones abroad is even more contentious. Indeed, the use of drones by the US military to eliminate threats abroad could be described as everything from perfectly legal to a war crime depending on whose interpretations of international law one accepts.
For a few reasons why drone use may be closer to the latter than the former, it would be difficult to find a better (relatively) brief analysis than Bill Quigley's recent article on the blog ReligiousLeftLaw. Those interested can find the post here. For those interested in the other side of the story, there are apparently some iron-clad reasons why the practice is legal, the government just doesn't seem to want to share them...
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