Reviews
Finally a book that dispassionately shows the facts and impact on this new technology. A must read for anyone interested in the evolution of warfare.- Dr. Marc Sageman, former CIA field officer liaison to the Afghan mujahideen and author of Understanding Terrorist Networks, " Predators: The CIA's Drone War on al Qaeda , the newest book by Dr. Brian Glyn Williams of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, treats the topic with the care it deserves. Over the course of the book's 11 chapters, Williams takes an even-handed approach, providing invaluable history and context to frame the arguments both in favor of and against current US drone policy."--Evan Kalikow, Small Wars Journal, " Predators is an insightful and intriguing introduction to the new war against Al Qaeda."- Bruce Riedel, Brookings Institute, former CIA analyst and special assistant to President Obama on terrorism in Pakistan, " Predators is recommended reading to those interested in how US counterterrorism efforts in Pakistan and elsewhere have affected civilian populations living in the targeted countries. Williams studies the impact of the missile strikes by US drones in remote regions of the world, in particular in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)."--Ulrike Esther Franke, Parameters, "Brian Glyn Williams succeeds in the near impossible task of providing both the most damming indictment of drones in modern warfare and a glowing endorsement of them. Never before has such a meticulous and indispensable history of drone warfare been presented. Predators is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to better understand the contentious lethal legacy of drones in Americae(tm)s Global War on Terrorism." e"Matthew C. DuPe, U.S. Department of Defense Analyst for South Asia, " Predators: The CIA's Drone War on al Qaeda is a sober reflection on how the CIA's drone assassination campaigns in Pakistan and Yemen have reduced the chance of terror attacks but radicalized survivors and killed civilians in the process."--Will Hodgkinson, Times (London), "Brian Glyn Williams succeeds in the near impossible task of providing both the most damming indictment of drones in modern warfare and a glowing endorsement of them. Never before has such a meticulous and indispensable history of drone warfare been presented. Predators is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to better understand the contentious lethal legacy of drones in America's Global War on Terrorism." --Matthew C. DuPée, U.S. Department of Defense Analyst for South Asia, "Brian Glyn Williams succeeds in the near impossible task of providing both the most damming indictment of drones in modern warfare and a glowing endorsement of them. Never before has such a meticulous and indispensable history of drone warfare been presented. Predators is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to better understand the contentious lethal legacy of drones in America's Global War on Terrorism." --Matthew C. DuPe, U.S. Department of Defense Analyst for South Asia, eoeFinally a book that dispassionately shows the facts and impact on this new technology. A must read for anyone interested in the evolution of warfare.ee" Dr. Marc Sageman, former CIA field officer liaison to the Afghan mujahideen and author of Understanding Terrorist Networks, " Predators is an insightful and intriguing introduction to the new war against Al Qaeda."-- Bruce Riedel, Brookings Institute, former CIA analyst and special assistant to President Obama on terrorism in Pakistan, Finally a book that dispassionately shows the facts and impact on this new technology. A must read for anyone interested in the evolution of warfare., " Predators is an insightful and intriguing introduction to the new war against Al Qaeda."e" Bruce Riedel, Brookings Institute, former CIA analyst and special assistant to President Obama on terrorism in Pakistan, "Brian Glyn Williams succeeds in the near impossible task of providing both the most damming indictment of drones in modern warfare and a glowing endorsement of them. Never before has such a meticulous and indispensable history of drone warfare been presented. Predators is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to better understand the contentious lethal legacy of drones in America's Global War on Terrorism." -Matthew C. DuPée, U.S. Department of Defense Analyst for South Asia, "Finally a book that dispassionately shows the facts and impact on this new technology. A must read for anyone interested in the evolution of warfare."- Dr. Marc Sageman, former CIA field officer liaison to the Afghan mujahideen and author of Understanding Terrorist Networks, "Finally a book that dispassionately shows the facts and impact on this new technology. A must read for anyone interested in the evolution of warfare."-- Dr. Marc Sageman, former CIA field officer liaison to the Afghan mujahideen and author of Understanding Terrorist Networks, "Williams concedes collateral damage, but says drones are "not clumsily killing mass numbers of civilians." In fact, the technology is getting smarter and smarter: The non-military fatality rate "has plummeted" since 2004 to the point where it's now close to zero."--Katharine Whittemore, Boston Globe
