During the vigil on September 17, 2017 at the Open House at Camp Ripley, two members went inside and took some photos. Clearly it was family day. Here is a slideshow with just a hint of what went on during the Open House. The vigil was sponsored by the Brainerd Area Coalition for More
Linebaugh says there is no way to distinguish the little "civilian" blobs from little "militant" blobs.
I thought it was the coolest damn thing in the world. I was like 'Oh man, I get to play a video game all day!' And then reality hits you that you may have to kill somebody. Michael Haas, former drone operator
"Numbing & Horrible": Former Drone Operator Brandon Bryant on His Haunting First Kill
“I felt like it destroyed my soul,” Bryant told Motherboard. “For the longest time.”
The Air Force is currently under orders to staff 65 of these regular “combat air patrols” around the clock as well as to support a Global Response Force on call for emergency military and humanitarian missions. For all of this, there should ideally be 1,700 trained pilots. Instead, facing an accelerating dropout rate that recently More
Few of the politicians who so brazenly proclaim the benefits of drones have a real clue how it actually works (and doesn't) by Heather Linebaugh Published on Sunday, December 29, 2013 by the Guardian/UK The Elbit Systems Hermes 450 is an Israeli medium size multi-payload unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical long endurance missions. Whenever I read More
The Case and the Movement Against Armed Drones Unmanned killer robot planes have convinced certain people that there is a better way of waging war. Wednesday, 05 December 2012 12:46By David Swanson, War is a Crime | Op-Ed But these drones have now made the United States as unpopular in places like Pakistan and Yemen as any nation More
The Case and the Movement Against Armed Drones Unmanned killer robot planes have convinced certain people that there is a better way of waging war. Wednesday, 05 December 2012 12:46By David Swanson, War is a Crime | Op-Ed But these drones have now made the United States as unpopular in places like Pakistan and Yemen as any nation More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdQvF5xmKL4&w=560&h=315] Published on Jul 18, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish The US government's growing reliance on aerial drones to pursue its war on al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Yemen, Afghanistan and elsewhere is proving controversial. As governments are increasingly relying on drones, what are the consequences for civil liberties and the future of war? Subscribe or “Follow” us on riseuptimes.wordpress.com. For More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdQvF5xmKL4&w=560&h=315] Published on Jul 18, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish The US government's growing reliance on aerial drones to pursue its war on al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Yemen, Afghanistan and elsewhere is proving controversial. As governments are increasingly relying on drones, what are the consequences for civil liberties and the future of war? Subscribe or “Follow” us on riseuptimes.wordpress.com. For More
