The assassination complex : inside the government's secret drone warfare program
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
ISBN
1501144138 (hbk.), 9781501144134 (hbk.)
Physical Desc
xviii, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 358.4 SCAHILL 2016
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NF 358.4 SCAHILL 2016
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Drone aircraft -- Government policy.
Drone aircraft -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Military intelligence -- Evaluation.
Military intelligence -- Technological innovation -- Moral and ethical aspects.
National security.
Targeted killing -- History -- 21st century.
Targeted killing -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Decision making.
United States -- Military policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Drone aircraft -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Military intelligence -- Evaluation.
Military intelligence -- Technological innovation -- Moral and ethical aspects.
National security.
Targeted killing -- History -- 21st century.
Targeted killing -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Decision making.
United States -- Military policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1501144138 (hbk.), 9781501144134 (hbk.)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
When the US government discusses drone strikes publicly, it offers assurances that such operations are a more precise alternative to troops on the ground and are authorized only when an “imminent” threat is present and there is “near certainty” that the intended target will be killed. The implicit message on drone strikes from the Obama administration has been trust, but don’t verify. The online magazine The Intercept exploded this secrecy when it obtained a cache of secret slides that provide a window into the inner workings of the US military’s kill/capture operations in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. Whether through the use of drones, night raids, or new platforms yet to be employed, these documents show assassination to be central to US counterterrorism policy. The classified documents reveal that Washington’s fourteen-year targeted killing campaign suffers from an overreliance on flawed signals intelligence, an apparently incalculable civilian toll, and an inability to extract potentially valuable intelligence from terror suspects. This campaign, carried out by two presidents through four presidential terms, has been deliberately obscured from the public and insulated from democratic debate. The Assassination Complex allows us to understand at last the circumstances under which the US government grants itself the right to sentence individuals to death without the established checks and balances of arrest, trial, and appeal.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Scahill, J., Snowden, E. J., & Greenwald, G. (2016). The assassination complex: inside the government's secret drone warfare program (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scahill, Jeremy, Edward J. Snowden and Glenn Greenwald. 2016. The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scahill, Jeremy, Edward J. Snowden and Glenn Greenwald. The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program Simon & Schuster, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Scahill, Jeremy, Edward J. Snowden, and Glenn Greenwald. The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2016.
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