Drones: Has the US opened a Pandora's Box? - ITV News

Fast forward a decade. Drones are everywhere. The Russians are using them to take out Chechen warlords. Israelis are eliminating Palestinian militants. Arab despots are picking off their enemies. Innocent victims are killed in the collateral damage.

Is that where America’s use of drone warfare is heading? Has Washington opened a Pandora’s Box by using pilotless aircraft as the weapon of choice against al-Qaeda?

That is certainly the fear. There’s a growing chorus of legal and political opinion demanding that America better explain the legal basis of its strategy of targeted killing.

Without a clearer justification, rooted in law, the US will be in no position to judge other nations who use drones to kill their enemies……..

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