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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Philip Alston

Philip Alston stories: 1 news summaries

 UN to US: Drone Attacks 
 Could Be Unlawful 

Human rights watchdog wants more accountability from CIA in Pakistan

Oct 28, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UN human rights watchdog has some strong misgivings about the CIA drone attacks on suspected terrorists in Pakistan that have killed 600 people since last year. "Extralegal executions" are a violation of international law, Philip Alston tells the BBC. “These... More »

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Iraq • CIA • Pakistan • execution • UAVs • drones • Predator • suspected terrorists • United Nations Human Rights Council • Central Intelligence Agency • Philip Alston

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