Above: No Drone New England MIT protest drone By Greg Mitchell, www.thenation.com PopularResistance.org June 1st, 2014 This week Secretary of State John Kerry, a drone war enthusiast, was rightly mocked for telling Edward Snowden to “man up” and return to the US. But it was easy criticism when the implications of death-by-drone deserve a deeper dive. And More
Force Protection Alpha in Effect By Brian Terrell, www.vcnv.org June 1st, 2014 Above photo: A victim of a drone attack in Pakistan. Daniel Berehulak/Getty On April 15, 2014, when the story broke on the world that the Central Intelligence Agency’s covert program of assassination by remotely controlled drones is not distinct from the drone program of the More
An excellent article re drones. Summarizes "the true cost of remote control war." It is so much like a video game it is frightening.
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
[youtube=http://youtu.be/5n_6S7vQrOc] Rise Up Times Editor's Note: The CEO of Boeing is one of the .01 percent, making him not just one of the wealthiest CEOs, but one of the wealthiest people in the country. Boeing is a major manufacturer of military drones, holding millions of dollars in U.S. government contracts. Boeing headquarters is in Chicago. The More
http://youtu.be/pJPgeaNY-Xo Published on Feb 21, 2014 The Obama administration explores the legal ramifications of aerial citizen reduction programs. THE DAILY SHOW 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 More
Dr. Cornel West and Q and A with Medea and Dr. West [youtube=http://youtu.be/dmncGg6wyC8] Cornel West was a featured speaker at a summit on drones, “Drones Around the Globe: Proliferation and Resistance.” He talked about the relationship between the military and Wall Street. codepinkaction Published on Nov 25, 2013 View Full Event (3 Programs) Subscribe or “Follow” us More
Dr. Cornel West and Q and A with Medea and Dr. West [youtube=http://youtu.be/dmncGg6wyC8] Cornel West was a featured speaker at a summit on drones, “Drones Around the Globe: Proliferation and Resistance.” He talked about the relationship between the military and Wall Street. codepinkaction Published on Nov 25, 2013 View Full Event (3 Programs) Subscribe or “Follow” us 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
There is a war going on.[youtube=http://youtu.be/qQ2-ZrtPkJo]Published on Dec 14, 2013Kathy Kelly speaks about the drone attacks in Yemen and Afghanistan and the effects they're having on the people, villages and communities. She says that people are afraid of the drone attacks and that they're willing to speak when she visits them. Their only request of her More
A top secret NSA document provides context for yesterday's abusive detention of Baraa Shiban • Read the excerpts of the drone document here Glenn Greenwald theguardian.com, Wednesday 25 September 2013 13.17 EDT A well-known and highly respected Yemeni anti-drone activist was detained yesterday by UK officials under that country's "anti-terrorism" law at Gatwick Airport, where he had traveled to speak More
A top secret NSA document provides context for yesterday's abusive detention of Baraa Shiban • Read the excerpts of the drone document here Glenn Greenwald theguardian.com, Wednesday 25 September 2013 13.17 EDT A well-known and highly respected Yemeni anti-drone activist was detained yesterday by UK officials under that country's "anti-terrorism" law at Gatwick Airport, where he had traveled to speak More
