Predators : the CIA's drone war on al Qaeda /
Williams, Brian Glyn,
Predators : the CIA's drone war on al Qaeda / Brian Glyn Williams. - First edition. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages)
"Maps courtesy of Canguo Liu" (title page verso) ; no maps found in EBL display.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The death of a terrorist -- A history of the Pashtun tribal lands of Pakistan -- Enter the predator -- Operation enduring freedom -- Manhunt -- The drone war begins -- Who is being killed in the drone strikes? -- Spies, lawyers, terrorists and secret bases -- The argument for drones -- The argument against drones -- The future of killer drones -- Appendix: Drone specifications.
Predators is a riveting introduction to the murky world of Predator and Reaper drones, the CIA's and U.S. military's most effective and controversial killing tools. Brian Glyn Williams combines policy analysis with the human drama of the spies, terrorists, insurgents, and innocent tribal peoples who have been killed in the covert operation --
9781612346182
Qaida (Organization)
Terrorism--Religious aspects.
Drone aircraft--United States.
War--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Electronic Books.
DS371 / .P743 2013 HV6431
Predators : the CIA's drone war on al Qaeda / Brian Glyn Williams. - First edition. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages)
"Maps courtesy of Canguo Liu" (title page verso) ; no maps found in EBL display.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The death of a terrorist -- A history of the Pashtun tribal lands of Pakistan -- Enter the predator -- Operation enduring freedom -- Manhunt -- The drone war begins -- Who is being killed in the drone strikes? -- Spies, lawyers, terrorists and secret bases -- The argument for drones -- The argument against drones -- The future of killer drones -- Appendix: Drone specifications.
Predators is a riveting introduction to the murky world of Predator and Reaper drones, the CIA's and U.S. military's most effective and controversial killing tools. Brian Glyn Williams combines policy analysis with the human drama of the spies, terrorists, insurgents, and innocent tribal peoples who have been killed in the covert operation --
9781612346182
Qaida (Organization)
Terrorism--Religious aspects.
Drone aircraft--United States.
War--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Electronic Books.
DS371 / .P743 2013 HV6431