Experts highlight need for drone program accountability in Senate testimony

An array of experts testified on Capitol Hill about the vital need for oversight of the U.S. drone program following a series of mistakes that have cast a shadow over it.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday about the costs of U.S. drone strikes featuring Hina Shamsi, the director of the ACLU’s National Security Project; Radhya al Mutawakel, the chairwoman for Mwatana for Human Rights; Stephen Pomper, the chief of policy for the International Crisis Group; retired Air Force Gen. John P. Jumper; and former Ambassador-at-Large Nathan Sales.