Joij. Joijoie chen. Drone strikes, politician he see them as a trusted force for stopping evil but could they do more harm than good . Tonight a rare voice speaks out from the inside, a former drone operator who tells al jazeeras lindsay moran, why after five year with his finger on the trigger he considers himself a war criminal. Youve described yourself as a war criminal, do you really mean that . Ive participated in action that violated human rights. Of course i mean that. Reporter from twick to 2011 Brandon Bryant served in americas drone strike program. A sensor operator his job was to guide missiles to their target. According to the air force his unit killed more than 1600 people. I think whether most of us think of a war criminal we think of nazis, tailor criminals, what makes you feel you were a war criminal . I participated in extra judicial programs, violated sovereignty of nations. Killed people im pretty sure were innocents. Volunteerary discharged, he is one of the few spe
New push to stop drugs coming across the border first lets start with breaking news from bulgaria where a plane has been forced to make an Emergency Landing at bul carriages rias airport. A bomb threat was made. The aircraft was going to an egyptian resort. Frances parliament is getting ready to debate to extend the state of emergency for three months. The measure was put in place after the attacks in paris in which at least 129 people were killed. If its extended, the government will have more power to conduct searches and set curfews. At least two people were killed and eight arrested during a sevenhour police raid in the paris suburb of st denis. The raids took out a terrorist cell that was ready to attack. But Abdel Hamid Abaaoud was not among those arrested and his fate remains unknown. Reporter this is the man that French Security officials believe planned and organised last fridays attacks. 27yearold Abdel Hamid Abaaoud seen here in video footage filmed, perhaps, in syria where
Americas reaction to the terror attacks in paris is playing out through an increasingly loud passionate and political debate about Syrian Refugees fleeing civil war who want to settle in the United States. That debate is understandable given the facts one of the paris suspects entered the country posing as a syrian migrant. Sympathy for refugee should not completely dictate the response to a truly complex set of problems. Thats why tonight we want to lay out the facts how refugees from syria are screened before gaining entry to america. These are facts that the Obama Administration are slow ting communicate to citizens and journalists. Foot dragging has contributed to some of the confusion. Syrian refugees go through a vetting process that can take two years or longer before they set foot here. The process usually starts with the United Nations high commissioner for refugees determining if someone is a valid refugee. That refugee faces extensive overseas background and security checks
From myanmar. Massive protests are taking place outside the Asia Pacific Economic corporations annual meeting in the philippines capital, manila. Riot police have been using water canon to break up protests. Demonstrators want apek to be dismantled saying it only benefits corporations. Leaders say there is an urgent need for International Corporation to fight terrorism and u. S. President barack obama has called on china to stop Land Reclamation in the disputed south china sea. Margo teague cement this will from manila. We are less than a kilometer away from where those 21 economic leaders are currently meeting. Now, the people here called themselves a coalition of the people standing against coalition of oppressors as he did indeed mention earlier, they see trade groups such as apec basically helping only big corporations. They say they are the ones who are meant to be helped. It is precisely that point that this years apec summit is trying to address. They want to create more inclusi
Thanks for joining us im joij. Joijoie chen. Drone strikes, politician he see them as a trusted force for stopping evil but could they do more harm than good . Tonight a rare voice speaks out from the inside, a former drone operator who tells al jazeeras lindsay moran, why after five year with his finger on the trigger he considers himself a war criminal. Youve described yourself as a war criminal, do you really mean that . Ive participated in action that violated human rights. Of course i mean that. Reporter from twick to 2011 Brandon Bryant served in americas drone strike program. A sensor operator his job was to guide missiles to their target. According to the air force his unit killed more than 1600 people. I think whether most of us think of a war criminal we think of nazis, tailor criminals, what makes you feel you were a war criminal . I participated in extra judicial programs, violated sovereignty of nations. Killed people im pretty sure were innocents. Volunteerary discharged,