First Israel, Now The US: UN report adds to criticism of drone strikes
The escalating campaign of CIA drone strikes against suspected militants in Pakistan has made the United States “the most prolific user of targeted killings” in the world today, according to a United Nations official who said the spy agency should not be in charge of the program.
Philip Alston, a New York University law professor and the UN’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, made the comments Wednesday as he released a report on targeted killings that criticized the U.S. for asserting “an ever-expanding entitlement for itself to target individuals across the globe” as part of its fight against al Qaeda and other militant groups.