US drone strikes may break international law: UN


	US drone strikes may break international law: UN

drummond1999

10-28-2009 10:52 AM

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afghanistan, drone, international law, pakistan, umav, un, usa

drummond1999 says:

The UN weighs in on the USA's use of drones/UMAV's to reach out and touch targets in and around the Afghan border. If the USA has the relevant permissions from all the countries involved I do not see a problem.

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