Thursday, December 10, 2009

Obama wars

"Indeed, President Obama himself has authorised at least three of these targeted killings since assuming the presidency. Drone attacks have increased markedly during his nine months in office and he has refused to authorise a moratorium on extraordinary rendition. Finally, the recently authorised expansion of drone attacks into Balochistan, a continuation of the illegal regime targeted killings programme reiterates this point. The emergence his new dynamic reveals how the tools at hand are defining both fronts of the war on terror." (thanks Nabeel)