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SUMMARY: One of the most controversial elements of President Obama’s national security policy is the use of drones to kill terrorists. The newly released movie "Eye in the Sky" provides a front-row seat to the debate taking place among national security officials. Jeffrey Brown reports on the movie and the implications of the use of drones.
JUDY WOODRUFF (NewsHour): A movie thriller being released nationally today delves into the practical, legal and moral issues surrounding drone warfare.
Jeffrey Brown is back with that.
ACTOR: What’s the plan, Captain?
HELEN MIRREN, Actress: We need to put a Hellfire through that roof right now.
JEFFREY BROWN (NewsHour): It’s a new kind of warfare, advanced technology that tracks, identifies, and has the power to destroy enemies by remote control from thousands of miles away.
HELEN MIRREN: We have two suicide vests with explosives inside that house.
JEFFREY BROWN: But as the film “Eye in the Sky” asks, should it be used? If so, when, especially if innocent lives may also be taken?
HELEN MIRREN: Harold, this is a very time-sensitive target. Do I have authority to strike?
ACTOR: The rules of engagement you’re operating under only allow for a low collateral damage estimate.
ACTRESS: Yes. Yes.
JEFFREY BROWN: The film follows British military commanders, including Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, as they debate with Cabinet officers and politicians over a strike against Al-Shabaab terrorists in Nairobi, Kenya, who appear to be on the verge of a suicide bombing.
ACTOR: I told you, they came to witness a capture, not a kill. Give me a capture option.
HELEN MIRREN: We no longer have a capture option. Any action on the ground will lead to an armed confrontation, which we will not be able to contain.
JEFFREY BROWN: Director Gavin Hood, who joined us recently at the E Street Cinema in Washington, has the action play out in real time.
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