U.N. Investigator Thinks U.S. Drones Might Be Illegal

So a U.N. expert claims that U.S. use of drones to take out Al Qaida might be illegal? I have an answer for him. I don't care what he thinks.

The U.N. investigator, Philip Alston, claims that the CIA use might not fall under the rules of war and to many civilians are killed in the attacks.

In case Mr. Alston hasn't notices this isn't a conventional war. Terrorists don't wear uniforms. They hide among civilians. They don't attack military targets. They kill innocent civilians and hide like the cowards that they are. They don't have the balls to come out into the open. When they are discovered, a fast and efficient method is used to kill them. These terrorists are plotting and planning to kill. They want nothing else than to kill and impose their twisted sense of religion on people. There is nothing conventional about them. Unconventional enemies call for unconventional tactics.

Alston further states that CIA personnel may face extradition to the countries where the drone attacks occur. My counter to that is a state has to be willing to extradite a citizen to another country for trial. The U.S. government simply isn't going to send any CIA agent overseas to stand trial for actions that the government sanctions. I'm not sure if the concept of sovereign immunity applies in this case. No matter the U.S. would have to agree to any extradition. As an example, England asked for extradition for the suspect in the death of Alexander Litvinenko. Russia refused and case closed.

Also the implications within the intelligence community would be devastating. Who would want to work for a government that is going turn over its own agents that followed their marching orders? The Nuremberg trials rendered the "I was just following orders" defense invalid. But let's face it, Nuremberg was victor's justice. The winners of the war decided the rules of trial. The same concept applies somewhat here. The U.S. is obviously a powerful nation and as such is using its might to defend itself and make up the rules on how to do it. When was the last
time Israel turned over a Mossad agent for trial? How many times did the Soviets turn over a KGB agent for trial? The British? Never happened and never will.

So thanks for playing Mr. Alston but your report, the U.N. or anyone else
won't alter way the U.S. is defending itself and wiping enemies off the
face of the earth.