Hina Shamsi on Obama's drone wars: America's targeted killing policy – video interview

Michael Boyle: Executive privilege has seduced the president into a reckless 'kill first, ask questions later' policy that explodes the US constitution

Despite references by president and defence secretary, CIA has refused FOIA request on grounds it cannot confirm drone use

Naomi Wolf: The president has a clandestine network targeting a 'kill list' justified by secret laws. How is that different than a death squad?

Anthony Romero: Four years after the order to close Guantánamo, Congress still thwarts the president's promise. Now comes a final opportunity

Mary Ellen O'Connell: Both are legally prohibited but speciously justified by the White House. The difference? Obama's policy kills innocent bystanders

Naureen Shah: The Obama administration is like a reckless hit-and-run driver. Congress must not let John Brennan's CIA get away with murder

James Jeffrey: I was minutes from ordering a drone strike on a Taliban insurgent – until I realised I was watching an Afghan child at play

Chris Anders: How much difference does it make for a Pentagon finger to fire a Hellfire missile, rather than the CIA's? Some, but not enough

Dennis Kucinich: The White House will not even release the legal advice about its drone kill policy. The American people needs full oversight

Ryan Goodman: On Syria, Obama went to Congress over military action. But in Yemen, the US has joined a counter-insurgency without a word