[Peace] drone strike accountability

[Don McClure Jr.]

This week, the New York Times reported that the U.S. government has declared by 
fiat that it will count any "military-age male" killed by a U.S. drone strike as 
a "combatant" unless it is proved otherwise. That helps explain how U.S. 
officials could claim that few "civilians" have been killed by U.S. drone 
strikes.
Reps. Dennis Kucinich and John Conyers are circulating a Congressional letter to 
President Obama, pressing the Administration to communicate with Congress about 
U.S. policy on drone strikes, particularly concerning civilian casualties and 
so-called "signature strikes" against unknown people. The Campaign for Innocent 
Victims in Conflict, Amnesty International and other groups are pressing the 
Administration on the same demands. Pressing the Administration to speak 
honestly and openly with Congress and the American people about its drone strike 
policy is the first step to stopping the U.S. from killing and harming civilians 
with drone strikes.
Join me in urging your Representative to sign the Kucinich-Conyers letter 
demanding transparency in the drone strike policy.

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/kucinich-conyers-drone-letter

Thanks!
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