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See it/shoot it : the secret history of the CIA's lethal drone program
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An illuminating study tracing the evolution of drone technology and counterterrorism policy from the Reagan to the Obama administrations. This eye-opening study uncovers the history of the most imp...
An illuminating study tracing the evolution of drone technology and counterterrorism policy from the Reagan to the Obama administrations. This eye-opening study uncovers the history of the most important instrument of U.S. counterterrorism today: the armed drone. It reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the CIA's covert drone program is not a product of 9/11. Rather, it is the result of U.S. counterterrorism practices extending back to an influential group of policy makers in the Reagan administration.
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- Creator
- Christopher J. Fuller
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
- ©2017
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 352 pages)
- ISBNs
- 0300218540, 9780300218541, 9780300227673, 0300227671
- OCLC
- ocn980347712, ocn959034136
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Prologue: "Let him sleep" -- Introduction: "The true watersheds in human affairs are seldom spotted" -- "The Hamlet of nations": the rhetoric and reality of the Reagan administration's counterterrorism policy, 1980-1985 -- "Let's find a way to go after them": the Fadlallah Affair and the Achille Lauro hijacking,1985 -- "We have to find a better way to send a message": the CIA'S Counterterrorism Center, from the Eagle Program to the Predator Drone, 1986-2001 -- "Talking about capturing bin Laden": the Clinton Administration and the legal architecture of lethal force in counterterrorism, 1993-2000 -- "Ninja guys in black suits": alternative counterterrorism tools, 1993-2008 -- "The only game in town": the strategy and effectiveness of the CIA's lethal drone campaign, 2009-2012 -- Conclusion: "It sends its bloodhounds everywhere."