But many claims of drone attacks in Somalia are highly suspect.
The appeal of drone attacks for policy makers is clear.
A solid case can be made for more drone attacks, not less.
One of his sons was killed in a drone attack previously on November 30, 2005.
About 60 people were reported killed in what is considered perhaps the deadliest strike since the drone attacks started.
The silence from human rights groups over the drone attacks is deafening.
No one knows exactly how many innocents have died as a result of drone attacks, but the total almost certainly runs to three figures.
Remarkably, he seems to be right: the consensus is that drone attacks are indeed legal.
At first, some intelligence experts were uneasy about drone attacks.
On June 14th, three to eight more people were killed by drone attacks.