Drone Warfare - Killing by Remote Control

Zusatztext “In this remarkably cogent and carefully researched book! Medea Benjamin makes it clear that drones are not just another high-tech military trinket. Drone Warfare sketches out the nightmare possibilities posed by this insane proliferation.” —Barbara Ehrenreich “The first book that reveals the vocal international citizen opposition that challenges the legality and morality of America’s extrajudicial execution drones before they kill here at home.” —Ann Wright! US Army colonel (ret.) and former deputy chief of mission for US embassies in Afghanistan! Uzbekistan and elsewhere “A compelling mix of humanity and factual data.” — Foreign Policy in Focus “Thoroughly researched! hard-hitting ... so very timely! and so very much needed.” — Tikkun Informationen zum Autor Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of the peace group CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. A former economist and nutritionist with the United Nations and World Health Organization, she is the author or editor of eight books. Her articles appear regularly in publications such as the Huffington Post , CommonDreams , AlterNet and OpEd News . Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of fourteen books, including the bestselling Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch . She lives in Virginia. Klappentext An extensive analysis of who is producing the drones, where they are being used, who pilots these unmanned planes, and what the legal and moral implications are. Zusammenfassung Groundbreaking expose´ of the dramatic shift to robot warfare, by a leading antiwar activist

Product details

• Authors: Medea Benjamin, Benjamin Medea, Barbara Ehrenreich, Benjamin Medea
• Assisted by: Ehrenreich Barbara (Foreword)
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 11.04.2013
• EAN: 9781781680773
• ISBN: 978-1-78168-077-3
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, Politics & government, Politics and government, Air forces and warfare, Military aircraft, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Air