Newsbud Interview: Peter B. Collins presents Prof. Rebecca Gordon
Professor Rebecca Gordon comments on the July 1 White House release of estimates of civilian deaths from drone strikes targeting “militants” who pose and “imminent” threat to American interests, and concludes that most of the deaths “are almost certainly illegal” under US and international law. In this Newsbud interview, we discuss the drone programs, the precedents established under Obama, and the failure of Congress to pass any laws regulating this form of remote-control warfare.
*Rebeccas Gordon is professor of Philosophy at the University of San Francisco. Her recent commentary on drones is here Her new book is American Nuremberg: The US Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes.