drone paper summary ppt

• March 17, 2011, Malik Daud Khan was conducting a meeting in Pakistan of a peaceful council to settle commercial disputes (Ross, 2013).

• At that time, the United States CIA initiated a drone strike in Pakistan in the area where the council was holding their peace meeting (Ross, 2013).

• More than forty people died in the drone strike (Caswell, 2015).

INTRODUCTION

A drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and unmanned aerial system (UAS), is a unmanned flying machine that is equipped with a camera, intelligence software to zero in on targets, and are able to hold and release missiles (Shane, 2015, p. 69)

WHAT IS A DRONE?

• Killing of civilians• In the last 10 years of the 370+ strikes performed:• 3,000+ casualties• 22% of which were civilians• Less than 2% were high priority targets identified by the CIA

• Terrorism• 35% increase in terrorist attacks worldwide• ̴33,000 people have been killed and 35,000 injured in 13,500 terrorist attacks worldwide in ̴ ̴

2014

SOCIAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DRONE STRIKES

• General parties• Citizens of the countries where the drone attacks

are taking place• Religious people with strong religious views• Supporters of human rights

• Specific parties• Amnesty International• Fellowship of Reconciliation• Congresswoman Barbara Lee

• Values• Human rights• Safety• National security

OPPONENTS

• General parties• most conservatives• most of the President’s high ranking officials• most military officials.

• Specific parties • John McCain• Congressman Lamar Smith• President Obama

• Values• National security• Safety• Bettering the nation

PROPONENTS

STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR VALUES

• Provide more information to the public on drone strikes so that there is more transparency between the government and civilians.

• Stop the use of drone strikes abroad to protect innocent civilians from being unnecessarily killed.

• Continue the use of drone strikes to protect the United States from terrorists.

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS