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12-21-2012, 07:26 AM
Obama killed 50 innocent people in this 'Council of elders' meeting, where were the tears for them?
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The High Court has rejected an attempt by a Pakistani man to force the UK government to reveal if it is providing intelligence for US drone strikes.
Noor Khan, whose father died in a drone strike in Pakistan, said the UK could be committing a war crime by helping the CIA to identify targets.
The government neither confirms nor denies any role in assisting with operations against al-Qaeda.
The court said it could not force the government to reveal its policy.
Lord Justice Moses said that oversight of intelligence arrangements in this case was for Parliament, not the court.
The UK operates its own unmanned drones in Afghanistan, but these operations were not part of this case.
The High Court challenge concerned whether the UK was also helping the US missions against targets in Pakistan's tribal areas.
Mr Khan is to appeal against Friday's ruling.
Mr Khan's father was one of 50 people killed last year when a US drone bombed a meeting near the border with Afghanistan.
'Living in fear'
The survivors and families said it was a council of elders convened to settle a local commercial dispute, not a gathering of al-Qaeda chiefs.
In his High Court action, Mr Khan's lawyers argued that the UK's secret communications centre, GCHQ, could be providing "locational intelligence" to the CIA which helps it to identify targets for drone strikes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20807934
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The High Court has rejected an attempt by a Pakistani man to force the UK government to reveal if it is providing intelligence for US drone strikes.
Noor Khan, whose father died in a drone strike in Pakistan, said the UK could be committing a war crime by helping the CIA to identify targets.
The government neither confirms nor denies any role in assisting with operations against al-Qaeda.
The court said it could not force the government to reveal its policy.
Lord Justice Moses said that oversight of intelligence arrangements in this case was for Parliament, not the court.
The UK operates its own unmanned drones in Afghanistan, but these operations were not part of this case.
The High Court challenge concerned whether the UK was also helping the US missions against targets in Pakistan's tribal areas.
Mr Khan is to appeal against Friday's ruling.
Mr Khan's father was one of 50 people killed last year when a US drone bombed a meeting near the border with Afghanistan.
'Living in fear'
The survivors and families said it was a council of elders convened to settle a local commercial dispute, not a gathering of al-Qaeda chiefs.
In his High Court action, Mr Khan's lawyers argued that the UK's secret communications centre, GCHQ, could be providing "locational intelligence" to the CIA which helps it to identify targets for drone strikes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20807934