Drones Cause ‘Growing Hatred Of America,’ Bipartisan Senate Panel Told -- Washington Post
A bipartisan panel of senators held a spirited and unusually public debate Tuesday afternoon about the legality and unintended consequences of America’s targeted killings overseas, a forum convened amid growing calls for stronger oversight of the government’s use of armed drones outside conventional battlefields.
Among those testifying before a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee was a young Yemeni activist who argued passionately that American drone strikes in Yemen are emboldening the country’s al-Qaeda franchise, embittering Yemenis against the United States and delegitimizing the government in Sanaa.
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Yemeni’s testimony on US drones strikes chord in Washington -- Al-Monitor
Yemeni says drones turning his neighbors into U.S. enemies -- UPI
‘Growing hatred of US’: Yemeni testifies to Senate on drone program fallout -- RT
Yemeni Tells Senators About ‘Fear and Terror’ Caused by U.S. Drones -- Danger Room
Yemeni Whose Village Was Bombed Testifies At First Senate Drone Hearing -- Rolling Stone
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What It's Like To Live Life At The Mercy Of A Drone -- Grace Wyler, Business Insider
This Yemeni Man Loves America, Hates al-Qaeda, and Says Drone Strikes Make Them Stronger -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
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