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Predators : the CIA's drone war on al Qaeda / Brian Glyn Williams.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, (c)2013.Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781612346182
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DS371 .P743 2013
  • HV6431
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
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.
Subject: 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 --
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction DS371.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn855504896

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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 --

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