Inside Story Americas: Are US Drone Strikes a War Crime?

October 27, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

The United Nations is setting up a special unit to investigate the legality of US drone strikes. The White House appears unapologetic. Is the White House trying to buffer and widen its scope of targeted killings with controversial new legislations? Shihab Rattansi speaks to Greg Miller and Hina Shamsi.

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