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Magus · 02-07-2013, 05:41 PM

I'm more concerned with the ramifications than the legal justifications: the best example of why drones are a bad tool for assassinations is the anti-Al Qaeda cleric who spoke out against Al Qaeda in sermons. Three members showed up at his mosque and said they wanted to talk to him. He agreed to meet with them outside if accompanied by his brother-in-law, a local policeman. As they were meeting a drone came by and obliterated all five of them. The cleric would have been classified an enemy combatant because he was male, in the presence of Al Qaeda members, and over the age of 12. That's all the "justification" needed to make his death not collateral damage on the statistics.

02-07-2013, 05:41 PM	#11
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	I'm more concerned with the ramifications than the legal justifications: the best example of why drones are a bad tool for assassinations is the anti-Al Qaeda cleric who spoke out against Al Qaeda in sermons. Three members showed up at his mosque and said they wanted to talk to him. He agreed to meet with them outside if accompanied by his brother-in-law, a local policeman. As they were meeting a drone came by and obliterated all five of them. The cleric would have been classified an enemy combatant because he was male, in the presence of Al Qaeda members, and over the age of 12. That's all the "justification" needed to make his death not collateral damage on the statistics.