Drones
The Arguments For and Against Drones
David Aaronovitch has a fine column today on the case for and against the use by the US of drones in Pakistan, in The Times (pay wall). As a model of clarity in argument, he first disposes of the irrelevant clutter:
For the purpose of this important argument I will ignore the routine anti-Americans. Some of [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Thursday, 22 November 2012 at 12:16 pm
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