The US surveillance and assassination drone programs flout domestic and international laws while disregarding basic human rights, an analyst tells Press TV.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cIt is a very dangerous policy. It\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s a complete violation of international law and of US law. It is really sheer lawlessness,\u201d said Sara Flounders, co-director of the International Action Center.\n<\/p>\n
The analyst criticized the US drone program, saying most of these attacks have been \u00c5\u201ccarried out without the people in the US even knowing that they\u00e2\u201e\u00a2re happening.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cThere is absolutely no justification, no credible excuse whatsoever and none that should be accepted by any of the people of the world. There\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s a real responsibility here in the US to challenge this criminal policy,\u201d said Flounders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The US also deploys assassination drones overseas \u00c5\u201ctargeting one country after another, and is responsible for killing thousands of people – overwhelmingly women and children,\u201d the expert said.<\/p>\n
Washington claims that its airstrikes target militants, but local sources say civilians have been the main victims of the attacks.\n<\/p>\n
Flounders went on to highlight that the US drone program has made \u00c5\u201chuge profits\u201d for military contractors who reinvest into the program to produce \u00c5\u201ca whole new generation of drone weapons.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The United Nations has called the US drone attacks “targeted killings” that flout international law.\n<\/p>\n
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