The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has issued a report detailing its assessment of the recently-concluded general election, expressing deep concerns over a decline in fairness scores compared to previous election cycles.
Whether Americans feel any sympathy for the 500-800 civilians killed from drone strikes or the 176 children who have perished when killing by remote control fails to distinguish between funeral processions and weddings and alleged militants, they should be concerned about the glaring lack of accountability surrounding the drone program.
Because the drone program is operated and run by the CIA it skirts requiring approval by either the United States Senate or the U.S House of Representatives.
In court documents, the Obama Administration is still insisting that information about the drone program is “classified information.”
Even after President Obama spoke on the issue of drones in July of this year, defending his drone program, his Administration continued to thwart publication of documents showing the justifications for drone killing and even went on to assert that the President’s words could not be used as an admission that the covert drone war was even taking place.
The New York Times has reported that President Obama has placed himself at the helm of designating a “secret kill list” that decides without any judicial or legislative input who the drones can target.
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