TY - BOOK AU - Williams,Brian Glyn TI - Predators: the CIA's drone war on al Qaeda SN - 9781612346182 AV - DS371 .P743 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Potomac Books KW - Qaida (Organization) KW - Terrorism KW - Religious aspects KW - Drone aircraft KW - United States KW - War KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Electronic Books N1 - "Maps courtesy of Canguo Liu" (title page verso) ; no maps found in EBL display; 2; 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; 2; b N2 - 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 -- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=620561&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -