Pratap Chatterjee: The Three Faces of Drone War, Speaking Truth From the Robotic Heavens
An excellent article re drones. Summarizes "the true cost of remote control war." It is so much like a video game it is frightening.
Pratap Chatterjee: The Three Faces of Drone War, Speaking Truth From the Robotic Heavens
Tomgram: The True Costs of Remote Control War By Pratap Chatterjee TomDispatch.com May 11, 2014 Read Tom Engelhardt's introduction here. Enemies, innocent victims, and soldiers have always made up the three faces of war. With war growing more distant, with drones capable of performing on the battlefield while their “pilots” remain thousands of miles away, two More
Organizing Notes: Contempt for this court
Drone War Crimes: Violation of Due Process By Bruce Gagnon Organizing Notes May 17, 2014 At the court in Syracuse, NY [May 16, 2014] were Ed Kinane,Teresa B Grady and Mary Anne Grady Flores Protests and arrests at the Hancock drone base in Syracuse, New York have been steady for the past couple of More
Fly Kites, Not Drones
Two videos, one in Como Park, St. Paul MN and one in Afghanistan. image ©2014tbottolene On May 10, 2014 Women Against Military Madness sponsored a Fly Kites Not Drones gathering at Como Park in St. Paul MN, a day to bring children who decorated their own kites and then flew them. The kite More
▶ Michael Ratner: “Off With His Head:” Court upholds Obama’s power to kill
[youtube=http://youtu.be/AKGKL8whRqw] Published on Apr 10, 2014 Michael Ratner: There have been no criminal prosecutions for illegal actions committed by the U.S. in the name of national security since 9/11. TheRealNews Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page More
▶ Michael Ratner: "Off With His Head:" Court upholds Obama's power to kill
[youtube=http://youtu.be/AKGKL8whRqw] Published on Apr 10, 2014 Michael Ratner: There have been no criminal prosecutions for illegal actions committed by the U.S. in the name of national security since 9/11. TheRealNews Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page More
Court: Improper for Judiciary to Decide Whether Killing US Citizens with Drones Violates Due Process Rights
Claims that their Fourth Amendment rights had been violated were alleged, however, Judge Rosemary Collyer dismissed these claims because “unmanned drones are functionally incapable of ‘seizing’ a person; they are designed to kill, not capture.” The case was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). It questioned the More
Steve Clemens, Witness Against Drones: Reaping the Whirlwind
Reaping the Whirlwind By Steve Clemens Mennonista March 17, 2014 Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Find us on Twitter at Rise Up Times (@touchpeace). Rise Up Times is also on Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr. The tears were streaming down More
The Guardian: UN report calls for independent investigations of drone attacks
Special rapporteur on human rights says states have obligation to launch inquiries into attacks that kill civilians Ewen MacAskill and Owen Bowcott theguardian.com 10 March 2014 A US drone in Kandahar. The report found that drone attacks in Afghanistan no longer caused fewer civilian casualties than other air strikes. Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images A report by the United Nations Human More
Clergy, Veterans Among Five Arrested Ash Wednesday at U.S. Killer Drone Protest at Beale Air Base
Nearly 40 activists attended the Ash Wednesday service and drone resistance event just outside the base during early morning rush hour on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 A beautiful Ash Wednesday action at Beale AFB today organized by Rev. Sharon Delgado. Ashes Spread Memorializing Children Killed by Drones MARYSVILLE/BEALE AFB (8:31 a.m.) – Five people – including three members of the clergy, More
William Pfaff. The Obama Method: Combine Threats With Accommodation
From the start it has been difficult to interpret foreign policy as Barack Obama envisages it. The reason, so far as I can see, is that he has always been a man of American domestic affairs and of law, his profession. By William Pfaff truthdig.com Feb 25, 2014 White House/Pete Souza The Obama government has taken a Cold More
Drones and the EU: a ‘solution’ looking for a problem
BY AGUESTCONTRIBUTOR on 11/02/2014 • Drone Wars UK Guest post by Ben Hayes and Chris Jones. February 11, 2014 Today the Transnational Institute and Statewatch are jointly publishing a new report on the European Union and drones, entitled Eurodrones Inc. Our report examines the considerable economic and political support given to the drone industry by the European Union, which has now reached a level at More