A timely piece given the lock down in Chicago to host the NATO summit, where discussion will cover the Alliance Ground Surveillance project's acquisition of five Global Hawk UAVs to perform persistent surveillance (via link in article). Foreign Policy (May 18) - "Unmanned and Dangerous" by @Louise_Arbour http://twitter.com/Louise_Arbour of @CrisisGroup http://twitter.com/CrisisGroup: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/18/drones_uav_dangerous?page=0... Nice one: /But beyond being of dubious legitimacy under international law, the use of [drone] technologies may be counter-productive. In Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen, unmanned planes are being flown by the CIA -- an organization that clearly lacks the military's culture and training in international humanitarian law. / HT @Drone_Wars_UK http://twitter.com/Drone_Wars_UK, gf -- Gregory Foster || gfoster@entersection.org @gregoryfoster<> http://entersection.com/ _______________________________________________ drone-list mailing list drone-list@lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/drone-list If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE