US defends drone strikes as 'necessary and just' in face of UN criticism

US defends drone strikes as 'necessary and just' in face of UN criticism | World news | theguardian.com: 

"The UN debate marked the first time that member nations have come together to discuss the rapidly expanding militarised use of remotely piloted aircraft and the fraught international legal issues that it raises. It came at the climax of 10 days in which the question of the legality of drones has caught the headlines, with the release of two UN reports that have sharply condemned aspects of the programmes."