Drone Pilots
An afternoon drama by Robert Myers to be broadcasted on BBC Radio 4 at 4:15 pm Beirut
time starting on September 16th about two night shift operators flying a drone from a trailer in the
American desert that are given orders to surveillance a family in South Waziristan. As they carry
out their mission the two operators from very different backgrounds argue about music, fighting,
and flying.
On a related topic, check out an IFI research report by Lisa Hajjar, CASAR’s former visiting
professor on the topic of drones titled “Lawfare and Armed Conflict: Comparing Israeli and US
Targeted Killing Policies and Challenges Against Them".