The covert status of counterterrorism and military campaigns makes a thorough assessment of the U.S. governments use of unmanned aerial vehicles impossible. The lack of effective oversight, along with unchecked power concentrated in the executive branch, threaten human rights and individual freedoms at home and abroad.
Lethal Use of Drones
When the Executive Is the Judge, Jury, and Executioner
By Milena Sterio
This
article
appeared in
the Summer 2018 issue of The Independent Review.