Drone warfare described from the perspectives of drone operators victims of drone attacks anti-drone activists international law military thinkers & others"A thoughtful examination of the dilemmas this new weapon poses" -- Foreign Affairs Drones are changing the conduct of war Deployed at presidential discretion they can be used in regular war zones or to kill people in such countries as Yemen & Somalia where the United States is not officially at war Advocates say that drones are more precise than conventional bombers allowing warfare with minimal civilian deaths while keeping American pilots out of harm's way Critics say that drones are cowardly & that they often kill innocent civilians while terrorizing entire villages on the ground In this book Hugh Gusterson explores the significance of drone warfare from multiple perspectives drawing on accounts by drone operators victims of drone attacks anti-drone activists human rights activists international lawyers journalists military thinkers & academic experts Gusterson examines the way drone warfare has created commuter warriors & redefined the space of the battlefield He looks at the paradoxical mix of closeness & distance involved in remote killing is it easier than killing someone on the physical battlefield if you have to watch onscreen? He suggests a new way of understanding the debate over civilian casualties of drone attacks He maps "ethical slippage" over time in the Obama administration's targeting practices & he contrasts Obama administration officials' legal justification of drone attacks with arguments by international lawyers & NGOs ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Thriller directed by Jason Bourque & starring Sean Bean As a private drone contractor Neil (Bean)&s life consists of workdays revolving around covert drone operations & a thoroughly unremarkable suburban family life His family are unaware of the nature of the work Neil does but they are all caught up in its consequences when a whistle-blowing website exposes Neil&s identity as a drone contractor & he is sought out by a mysterious Pakistani businessman who holds Neil responsible for the deaths of his wife & child Actors Sean Bean Mary Mc Cormack Joel David Moore Sharon Taylor Patrick Sabongui Directors Jason Bourque Writers Jason Bourque Ian Birkett Paul A Birkett Roger Patterson Producers Sefton Fincham Ken Frith Language English Number of discs 1 ...

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Join pilots Stinger & Angel Eyes for a wild night in Las Vegas finest terrorism-themed hotel Collecting all five issues of the hit miniseries this book is a satirical look at a world in which terror & entertainment have begun to blur ...

Drones have become an essential part of US national security strategy but most Americans know little about how they are used & we receive conflicting reports about their outcomes In Drones & the Ethics of Targeted Killing ethicist Kenneth R Himes provides not only an overview of the role of drones in national security but also an important exploration of the ethical implications of drone warfare-from the impact on terrorist organizations & civilians to how piloting drones shapes soldiers Targeted killings have played a role in politics from ancient times through today so the ethical challenges around how to protect against threats are not new Himes leads readers through the ethics of targeted killings in history from ancient times to the contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict then looks specifically at the new issues raised through the use of drones This book is a powerful look at a pressing topic today ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When Elizabeth returns to her mother&s home when her marriage breaks up she recreates her imaginary childhood friend Fred to escape from the trauma of losing her husband & her job In between the chaos & mayhem that Fred creates Elizabeth desperately attempts to win back her husband & return to normality with comical results! Actors Phoebe Cates Rik Mayall Marsha Mason Tim Matheson Carrie Fisher Directors Ate de Jong Writers Anthony Fingleton Carlos Davis Elizabeth Livingston Producers Anthony Fingleton Carlos Davis Paul Webster Tim Bevan Language English Subtitles Danish Dutch Finnish French German Hungarian Norwegian Polish Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Ellen Barkin who plays the trailer-trash beer-swilling mother of Amber (Kirsten Dunst) & the homicidally ambitious mother (Kirstie Alley) of spoilt rich bitch Becky (Denise Richards) will stop at nothing to ensure their daughters win the Mount Rose teen beauty pageant Underneath the fresh-faced all-American façade of Mount Rose&s contest to find the best brightest & most beautiful lie two roads to greatness high hopes & homicide In this game there can only be one survivor & it&s all out war A wickedly funny black comedy set in small-town America where you win anyway you can or you die trying! ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Small-town loser Frank (Jason Lee) ropes in his alcoholic gravedigger friend Eddie (Crispin Glover) to help him bootleg cigarettes for a powerful mobster Sadly their truck catches fire & the entire load goes up in smoke In fear for his life Frank becomes desperate to raise the mob s cash He notices a newspaper article on Crystal Harkness (Melissa Keller) the former stripper & wife of a tycoon (now deceased) who was buried with a valuable necklace Frank hatches the wildest hare brain plan & forces Eddie to exhume her body The two bumbling crooks can t find the precious jewel so Frank decides to bring Crystal&s corpse to their hideout & demand a ransom from her rich ex-husband While Frank is getting deeper into trouble Eddie is somehow falling in love with Crystal! ...

Following on from DEAL BREAKER this is the excellent gripping second Myron Bolitar novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of SIX YEARSThe young woman was shot dead in cold blood dropped outside the stadium in front of a stand selling Moet for 750 a glass Once her tennis career had skyrocketed Now at the height of the US Open the headlines were being made by another young player from the wrong side of the tracks When Myron Bolitar investigates the killing he uncovers a connection between the two players & a six-year-old murder at an exclusive club Suddenly Myron is in over his head & with a dirty US senator a jealous mother & the mob all drawn into the case he finds himself playing the most dangerous game of all ...

Ideal for on the go thanks to the headset function Integrated phone function with call answer button & microphone for smartphones Gold-plated plug with low contact resistance for secure signal transmission Torsion-free flat cable prevents the formation of knots Also ideal for MP3 players Call management functions as far as supported by the telephone (call answerend activation of voice dialling) Remote functions playpausetitle forwardtitle back if supported by the telephone ...