The Assassination Complex - Inside the US government's secret drone warfare programme (Paperback, Main)

In this shocking expose of the US government's drone programme, bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept expose stunning new details about the secret assassination policy being carried out by America and her allies. When the US government discusses drone strikes publicly, it offers assurances that such operations are a more precise alternative to troops on the ground and are authorised only when an "imminent" threat is present and there is "near certainty" that the intended target will be killed. The implicit message on drone strikes from the Obama administration has been trust, but don't verify. The online magazine The Intercept exploded this secrecy when it obtained an extraordinary cache of secret documents, the most shocking of which are included in this book, that reveal how Washington's fourteen-year targeted killing campaign suffers from an overreliance on flawed intelligence, an apparently incalculable civilian toll, and an inability to extract potentially valuable intelligence from terror suspects. The Assassination Complex is a vital, urgent book which allows us to understand at last the circumstances under which the US government and her allies have granted themselves the right to sentence individuals to death without the established checks and balances of arrest, trial, and appeal.

General

Imprint:	Serpent's Tail
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Jeremy Scahill
Foreword by:	Edward Snowden
Dimensions:	198 x 128 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	233
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-78125-772-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > Political assassinations Promotions
LSN:	1-78125-772-8
Barcode:	9781781257722

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