US warned on deadly drone attacks

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US warned on deadly drone attacks

Missile strikes by US drones have often resulted in civilian deaths
The US has been warned that its use of drones to target suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan may violate international law.

UN human rights investigator Philip Alston said the US should explain the legal basis for attacking individuals with the remote-controlled aircraft.

He said the CIA had to show accountability to international laws which ban arbitrary executions.

Drones have killed about 600 people in north-west Pakistan since August 2008.

Mr Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, told the BBC: "My concern is that these drones, these Predators, are being operated in a framework which may well violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

"The onus is really on the government of the United States to reveal more about the ways in which it makes sure that arbitrary executions, extrajudicial executions, are not in fact being carried out through the use of these weapons."

Increased use

Mr Alston raised the issue in a report to the UN General Assembly's human rights committee on Tuesday.

At a news conference afterwards, he said he had become increasingly concerned at the increase in their use since June, particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The US told the UN in June that it has a legal framework to respond to unlawful killings. It also said the UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly have no role in relation to killings during an armed conflict.

But Mr Alston described that response as "simply untenable".

Mr Alston's warning came as US President Barack Obama reviews US strategy in the Afghan campaign.

The senior US military commander in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, has asked for at least 40,000 more troops there.



米国無人機によるミサイル攻撃によって多くのアフガニスタン、パキスタンの民間人が亡くなったことと、それの使用が国際法に触れるという警告の記事です。


テロリストの駆逐や民間人の安全の確保のための力で民間人が亡くなるというのは皮肉な気がします。


Deadly　　　　　ひどく、恐ろしく

Drone　　　　　　無人機

Individual　　　　個々の

Extrajudicial　　法的に認められていない

Accountability　　責任のあること

Execution　　　　実行、遂行

Conflict　　　　　戦い、争い

About Stevie Wonder

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Wonderful return for Stevie fans
Stevie Wonder pleased the crowd with 50 years of his classic hits

With a canon of classic songs, unbowed enthusiasm and his musical faculties still sharp, Stevie Wonder has opened his first European tour for a decade.
The US star took fans at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena on a two-hour journey through almost 50 years of songs that helped shape soul and pop.
A sold out crowd of 13,500 saw him play with a 10-strong band and four backing singers, including his daughter Aisha.
Wonder, 58, now visits Manchester and London before other European cities.
With a musical catalogue that few can match, Wonder took a couple of detours but made sure his biggest hits were in the bag.
Breathless medley
They ranged from 1960s Motown standards like Uptight through the groundbreaking 1970s funk of Superstition to his 1980s pop smash I Just Called To Say I Love You.
Wonder's mid-'70s albums will go down as his masterpieces, and he saved their highlights until last.
Wonder performed alongside his daughter Aisha
Superstition merged into Sir Duke, which segued into I Wish before the finale of As - a breathless medley that left the crowd on a high.
But with time running out, the most anticipated songs were also the most rushed.
Dressed all in black, with a growing girth and receding hair, it is now 45 years since Wonder had his first hit as The 12-Year-Old Genius, and 23 since he last reached the top of the charts.
But the massive cheer that greeted Wonder at the start of the night confirmed his status as one of pop's sacred stars.
For the first tune, he reached for the harmonica, coaxing intricate nuances as easily as if it were a grand piano.
His other instruments - and that includes his voice - were played the same way, with sincere, soulful expression, warm passion and jazzy improvisation.
Bizarre turn
His vocal cords and his fingers are in fine condition, and he is one of the most irrepressibly enthusiastic men in pop, brimming with infectious energy.
That was summed up as he sat at his keyboard, with his head up, body swaying and mouth in a wide open grin.
He led lots of audience participation, getting the crowd to chant or sing lines, and told us how much he loved us several times, thanking us for everything we had done for him.
He also revealed how the death of lost his mother in 2006 inspired him to go back on the road after so long.
I Just Called To Say I Love You was a little understated, apologetic even, but nothing was going to stop the crowd singing and swaying along
"I want to take all the pain that I feel and celebrate and turn it around," he told us.
"What a blessing I've had in this life to be able to go places I've never imagined, and meet so many wonderful people, people like yourselves."
But his exuberance did get slightly out of hand. The funky interludes and jams dragged and his monologues had a habit of turning into rambles.
At one point, he launched into a speech about the people who have had visions to bring people together "through all the craziness", about "unity and peace and oneness", and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille.
Then things took a turn for the bizarre with an appearance by Hull City footballer George Boateng.
He presented Wonder with a statue of Arthur Wharton, the UK's first black professional footballer, and in return the singer added his voice to the campaign for Wharton to be more widely recognised.
But during the second half of the show, proceedings got back on track and the hits came thick and fast.
Living For the City was followed by Signed, Sealed, Delivered and Uptight, and the 13,500-strong chorus was in fine voice for My Cherie Amour and For Once In My Life.
I Just Called To Say I Love You was a little understated, apologetic even, but nothing was going to stop the crowd singing and swaying along.
They were more reluctant to join his chants of Barack Obama's name, though, as Wonder launched into Superstition and the finale.
Those last songs summed up Wonder's greatest achievements, weaving a vibrant tapestry of melodic adventure, dynamic arrangements, bubbling soul and indefatigable spirit.



スティービーワンダーの半生と最近に関する記事です。

Sharp　　　鋭い
vibrant　　震える
reluctant　渋って
thick　　　　厚い
reveal　　　明らかにする

彼がどれだけ偉大な歌手なのかがこの記事から容易に想像できます。



今後こういった歌手が現れることはなかなかないのではないのでしょうか？

HOME WORK

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New unit tackles hi-tech crime
A new £300,000 unit for police to tackle computer crime is to be officially opened in Suffolk later.
The Hi-Tech Crime Unit in Halesworth is staffed by analysts able to retrieve and examine evidence from computers and other digital devices.
They can investigate any type of offence including theft, fraud, and murder as well as internet crimes such as making indecent images of children.
The unit originally opened in Felixstowe in 2001.
It is hoped the new unit will keep officers at the forefront of tackling hi-tech crime.
Chief Constable Simon Ash said: "Technology is present in every aspect of modern life and criminals are exploiting technological advances.
"We have to ensure that police investigatory techniques keep up with these changes in technology."



日々進歩するｺﾝﾋﾟｭｰﾀ犯罪のために警察も多くのﾕﾆｯﾄを配置することになりました。
新しい技術は新しい犯罪を生みます。警察はそれの全てに対応出来なければいけません。




Investigate　　調査する

Officer　　　　　　役人

Analyst　　　　　分析者

Constable　　　警察官

Indecent　　　　品の悪い、淫らな

Ensure　　　　　保証する

Retrieve　　　　取り戻す


あらゆるものがデジタル化している昨今、コンピュータ犯罪は非常に危険な犯罪の一つかもしれません。

ABOUT alan

A.Why did he take his own life ?

B.When did he die?

C.Who is apologised to him?

A.In 1954.

B.he was homosexiual.

C.Britain's prime minister.