The Open Society Foundation, a George Soros group, has just published a report severely questioning our use of drones in Yemen. It challenges Obama's statement that before any U.S. drone strike, “there must be near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured.” The report cites a drone strike that killed 12 people, including a pregnant woman and
three children, and another in which the U.S. struck a house containing
19 people, including women and children.
The report also questions whether the U.S. is complying with international law. Further, the report raises questions about whether the United States is killing
individuals when it is possible to capture them.
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