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Drone Strikes Resume In North Waziristan

Robert Chesney
Friday, May 6, 2011, 11:44 AM
I noted yesterday that the United States may have resumed using lethal force against AQAP targets in Yemen.  Now, it appears, drone strikes seem also to have resumed in North Waziristan, in this case possibly targeting members of the Haqqani Network.

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I noted yesterday that the United States may have resumed using lethal force against AQAP targets in Yemen.  Now, it appears, drone strikes seem also to have resumed in North Waziristan, in this case possibly targeting members of the Haqqani Network.

Robert (Bobby) Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law, where he also holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs at UT. He is known internationally for his scholarship relating both to cybersecurity and national security. He is a co-founder of Lawfare, the nation’s leading online source for analysis of national security legal issues, and he co-hosts the popular show The National Security Law Podcast.

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