A boy stands at the site of suspected U.S. drone attacks in the Janikhel tribal area in Bannu district of North West Frontier Province in Pakistan, November 19, 2008 Photo: REUTERS
Court Case Over Drone Strike 'Could Force Britain To Reveal Intelligence Exchanges With US' -- The Telegraph
A court action brought by a Pakistani student whose father was killed in a suspected US missile strike last year could force Britain to reveal whether it gives America intelligence for drone attacks on terrorist suspects.
Human rights lawyers acting on behalf of Noor Khan are seeking a judicial review aimed at forcing the Foreign Secretary to say whether there is such a policy, in a case which threatens to expose ministers to allegations of war crimes, it was reported.
The US has used hundreds of drone strikes against suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Pakistan since 2004 – a tactic it has also deployed to attack militants based in Yemen.
It has been seen to have played a key role in thwarting terror plots against the West.
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Update: UK may be forced to reveal drone strike role -- Defence Management
My Comment: I will be surprised if this information will see the light of day. Publication of it will (probably) disclose how UAV operations/strikes are conducted and done .... an intelligence bonanza for Al Qaeda and other terror linked groups.
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