On April 30 John Brennan, chief counterterrorism advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama, gave a speech entitled "The Ethics and Efficacy of the President’s Counterterrorism Strategy" in which he defended the use of drones. Activist Medea Benjamin challenged him and spoke up against drone killings in Pakistan, Yemen and other countries, as shown in this video: In a post entitled "A brave lady Speaks out about the CIA Drone Strikes", Yemeni blogger Afrah Nasser commended Medea Benjamin's courage and quoted her words:
В статье «Храбрая женщина говорит об ударах ЦРУ с беспилотных летательных аппаратов» йеменских блоггер Афра Нассер написал о смелости Медеи Бенджамин и процитировал ее слова: