Archives for April 2016

Drone Whistleblowers Step Out of the Shadows

April 21, 2016

In Washington’s drone wars, collateral damage comes home
by Pratap Chatterjee

Avaaz Ignores Libya Lessons in Advocating for Syria No-Fly Zone

By John Hanrahan

April 13, 2016

(Second of two articles) A recent two-part series in The New York Times laid out in detail the pivotal role that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played in President Obama’s decision to join in France and Britain’s 2011 military campaign against long-time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The Times articles make the case that Clinton bears […]

As in Libya, Avaaz Campaigns for Syria No-Fly Zone That Even Top Generals Oppose

By John Hanrahan

April 11, 2016

(First of two articles) “I worry sometimes that, when people say ‘impose a no-fly zone,’ there is this almost antiseptic view that this is an easily accomplished military task. It’s extraordinarily difficult. Having overseen imposing a no-fly zone in Libya, a force that is vastly inferior in air forces and air defenses to that which […]

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