Alice K.Ross

John Brennan, the incoming director of the Central Intelligence Agency, told US senators last night that the CIA does not carry out covert drone strikes ‘to punish terrorists for past transgressions’. He insisted instead that they are only used ‘as… Read More »Incoming CIA boss says covert drone strikes are ‘last resort’

‘Drone strikes are the face of America to many Yemenis,’ Farea al-Muslimi told a rare US Senate hearing on targeted killing yesterday. The Yemeni journalist and activist gave emotive testimony at a Senate subcommittee about the impact of drone strikes… Read More »Yemeni tells US Senate ‘drones are fuelling anti-Americanism’