"Brian Glyn Williams combines policy analysis with the human drama of the spies, terrorists, insurgents, and innocent tribal peoples who have been killed in the covert operation - the CIA's largest assassination campaign since the Vietnam War - being waged in Pakistan's tribal regions via remote-control aircraft known as drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles." -- Back cover.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The death of a terrorist -- A history of the Pashtun tribal lands of Pakistan -- Enter the predator -- Operation enduring freedom -- Manhunt -- The drone war begins -- Who is being killed in the drone strikes? -- Spies, lawyers, terrorists and secret bases -- The argument for drones -- The argument against drones -- The future of killer drones -- Appendix: Drone specifications -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- About the author.