keybored
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02/06/2018 06:52 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Govt caught 'censoring' report that suggests it’s using drones to assassinate people The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) attempted to censor a document showing it has assassinated people outside of armed conflict zones using drones, it has been reported. The government is now under pressure to come clean.
The ministry removed a passage from its report on drone use, titled ‘Joint Doctrine,’ which was published in September 2017, according to the Canary. In the report, it acknowledged that critics have raised concerns about the legality of unmanned and remotely piloted aircraft missions and their potential for misuse.
The MoD acknowledged it was targeting people outside of war zones, and said arguments against drones “may also arise from the recent UK practice of targeting suspected terrorists outside of the armed conflict itself, and the meaning and application of a state’s right to self-defence.”
This passage was missing, however, in the updated doctrine that the department uploaded late last year. Scottish National Party (SNP) spokesperson Stewart McDonald wrote to the MoD in December about the issue. [ link to www.rt.com (secure)] Devious bunch of bastards! |
Anonymous Coward
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02/06/2018 06:55 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Govt caught 'censoring' report that suggests it’s using drones to assassinate people Explains some of the gas explosions of late in the UK. |
Anonymous Coward
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02/06/2018 07:00 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Govt caught 'censoring' report that suggests it’s using drones to assassinate people I would assume this is still in shit hole countries like Somalia right? |
keybored (OP)
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02/06/2018 07:16 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Govt caught 'censoring' report that suggests it’s using drones to assassinate people
Explains some of the gas explosions of late in the UK.
Quoting: Billy Bulgaria Probably would have droned Assange if it wasn't in such a built up area in London. |
Anonymous Coward
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02/06/2018 11:46 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Govt caught 'censoring' report that suggests it’s using drones to assassinate people Explains some of the gas explosions of late in the UK.
Quoting: Billy Bulgaria Probably would have droned Assange if it wasn't in such a built up area in London. Well they tried to send in a special forces unit at one point. Im disgusted today with their verdict on JA too. |
