Why killing "criminals" with drones is a war crime. - By Ron Rosenbaum - Slate Magazine

Why killing "criminals" with drones is a war crime. - By Ron Rosenbaum - Slate Magazine: "It raises serious questions about the war itself: Are we in Afghanistan to fight a religious sect because 10 years ago, when it was in power, it sheltered al-Qaida and might again in the future? Are, therefore, all members of the sect legitimate military targets? Are there no civilian Taliban, who, repellant as some of their practices are, nonetheless deserve protection from drone strikes?"