[drone-list] Sovereignty violated by drones of China, Mexico, Turkey, USA, other nations

[Al Mac Wow]

Some time in April 2012, China planned a drone strike in Myanmar against a
drug lord responsible for the death of 13 Chinese sailors.  Before
implementation, the target got arrested, and now is in China appealing a
death sentence.  News media stories Feb 2013 speculate that China had no
intention of informing Myanmar of this operation. 

 

http://worlddefenseandpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/02/china-planned-to-use-dro
ne-to-bomb-drug.html 

and
<http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/02/19/china_now_considering_drone_
strikes_in_its_drug_war>
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/02/19/china_now_considering_drone_s
trikes_in_its_drug_war

 

This parallels:

*       USA and NATO allies drone strikes in Pakistan and other nations,
ignoring their sovereignty;

*        Israel uses drones in its war with various enemies in the occupied
territories;
http://www.lawfareblog.com/2012/10/todays-headlines-and-commentary-285/

o       And
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/08/world/middleeast/lebanon-says-israeli-pla
nes-circled-its-airspace-for-an-hour.html?ref=world

o       Also
http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/12/israel-gaza-airstrikes-violated-laws-war 

o       and
https://dronewarsuk.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/hrw-israeli-drone-strikes-kill-
palestinian-civilians-and-violate-laws-of-war/

*        Mexico army drones against drug cartels just inside USA territory;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12024766 

*         Turkey drone killed 34 innocent Kurdish villagers, just inside
Iraq, mistaking them for drug smugglers.
<http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65614> http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65614


o        and
<http://www.e-ir.info/2012/06/27/flying-blind-why-armed-drones-may-detract-f
rom-turkish-security/>
http://www.e-ir.info/2012/06/27/flying-blind-why-armed-drones-may-detract-fr
om-turkish-security/

 

There are probably more such cross-border drone attacks, whose details I do
not have handy.

 

Al Mac (WOW) = Alister William Macintyre


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