Victims' Families Sue Over Drone Strike Program

by Carrie Johnson, NPR

The ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights are suing the U.S. Defense secretary, CIA director and two military commanders who played a role in the Obama administration's deadly drone strike program. Drone strikes killed three Americans in Yemen last year. They say lethal force against Americans far from the battlefield should be a last resort.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, July 18, 2012