U.S. Drones, High-Tech Warfare, Night Raids

The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 10, 2016

This is a rebroadcast from of an interview that originally aired on May 4, 2016. 

Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill has reported at length for The Intercept about the "Drone Papers," leaked documents detailing U.S. programs in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. Now, he and a team of journalists and researchers at The Intercept have written The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government’s Secret Drone Warfare Program which further analyzes the use of drones, high-tech warfare and night raids. 

 

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