“Now, maybe the answer is: This is all really terrible and illegal and anybody that does it should go off to the Hague. But if that’s the case, then we should not be having the president saying that this is the greatest thing since whatever. That seems like a bad idea,” said Kenneth Anderson, a law professor at American University, reported by the AFP.
The professor believes the drone attacks in Pakistan are lawful according to security provisions and other self-defense rights, but he worries CIA officers operating the equipment could face charges in foreign courts.
“It is they who would most likely be investigated, indicted, or prosecuted in a foreign court, as, the U.S. should take careful note, has already happened to Israeli officials in connection with operations against Hamas,” wrote Mr. Anderson, reported by the AFP.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion demanding the United States government disclose the legalities for carrying out assassinations by drones.
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