The comments followed the publication of reports on the U.S. drone war by two human rights
...which often include carefully measured allowances of
freedomat the convenience of the state...
groups, and came a day before Pak Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
is expected to bring up concerns about the U.S. tactic at White House talks.
"We are reviewing these reports carefully," White House front man Jay Carney said.
"To the extent these reports claim that the U.S. has acted contrary to international law, we would strongly disagree.
"The administration has repeatedly emphasized the extraordinary care that we take to make sure counterterrorism actions are in accordance with all applicable law."
Carney also said that by deciding to use drone aircraft against terror suspects, rather than sending in troops or using other weapons, Washington was "choosing the course of action least likely to result in the loss of innocent life."
Earlier
... dedicated to bitching about human rights violations around the world...
unveiled reports detailing civilian casualties in a number of U.S. operations in Pakistain and Yemen.
Human Rights Watch and
The groups called on Obama to provide a full legal rationale for assassinations in Yemen and elsewhere.