Who drones?
This elected official ordered the extra-judicial assassination of American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen.
Barack Obama
On October 7th of this year the CIA carried out the first (officially reported) US air strike with a remotely piloted vehicle.
2001
This country, with whom the U.S. is not at war, was the recipient of 430 (officially reported) drone strikes between 2004 and 2018, averaging one strike every 12 days.
Pakistan
This categorization has been used by the U.S. to skirt the international Rules of Distinction and classify any man presumed to be 16 or older as an enemy combatant.
Military-Aged Male
This American intelligence agency carries out covert drone strikes outside of official war zones in countries including Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia.
The Central Intelligence Agency
On August 29th of this year, a U.S. Reaper drone team tracked the wrong Toyota Corolla for over 8 hours before blowing it up in the middle of a neighborhood in Kabul, killing 3 adult civilians and 7 children.
2021
In February 2022, this country announced late-stage development of quadrupedal, land-based drones for eventual deployment along the country’s borders.
The United States of America
This Biden Cabinet Appointee, who prior to his appointment received $300,000 a year to serve on the board of arms-manufacturer Raytheon, offered that company over $550 million in new contracts during his first 2 months in the Executive Branch.
Lloyd Austin
One of the leading global exporters of drone technology, this country is the home of manufacturing for the Heron and Hermes drones.
Israel
On this date in 2009, President Obama committed his first drone-assisted murders with a strike in Pakistan that killed 0 of its intended targets and at least 9 civilians.
January 23rd
A March 2020 incident in this Civil-War torn country raised speculation of being the first (officially reported) instance of a drone autonomously killing without a human operator involved.
Libya
Sometimes referred to as “The Playbook,” this document, approved in 2013 and partially declassified in 2016, formalized procedures (but no legal framework) for targeted strikes outside of the United States.
Presidential Policy Guidance