Philip Alston Quotes

• This strongly asserted but ill-defined license to kill without accountability is not an entitlement which the United States or other states can have without doing grave damage to the rules designed to protect the right to life and prevent extrajudicial executions.

  Philip Alston

  Accountability, United States, Air Power

  "U.N. report faults prolific use of drone strikes by U.S." by David S. Cloud, articles.latimes.com. June 3, 2010.

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• Because operators are based thousands of miles away from the battlefield, and undertake operations entirely through computer screens and remote audio feed, there is a risk of developing a 'PlayStation' mentality to killing.

  Philip Alston

  Risk, Audio, Aviation

  "Drone warfare: life on the new frontline" by Chris Woods, www.theguardian.com. February 24, 2015.

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• El problema con Estados Unidos es que está haciendo un uso cada vez mayor de drones/depredadores [que se utilizan] de forma especialmente destacada ahora en relación con Pakistán y Afganistán... Mi preocupación es que los drones/depredadores se están utilizando en un marco que bien podría violar el derecho internacional humanitario y el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos.

  Philip Alston

  Rights, Law, United States

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