Sir, – Una Mullally (Opinion, October 28th) brilliantly criticises the use of drones, stating "killing remotely from a computer is constructing a new wireless axis of evil". Referring to Barack Obama, she states, "He won the Nobel Peace Prize after all".
The Nobel Peace Prize is normally awarded on the basis of an outstanding record of accomplishment in working for peace. In the case of Obama it was more in the nature of an anticipatory award based on the expectation the he would fulfil the promises he had made so convincingly during his pre-election campaign. It is now fairly obvious that the Nobel awarding committee should have waited for results rather than banking on expectations. – Yours, etc,
ALBERT COLLINS,
Bishopscourt Road,
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Cork.