Comments on: Reforming US Policies on Drone Strikes http://www.theworld.org/2013/01/reforming-us-policies-on-drone-strikes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reforming-us-policies-on-drone-strikes Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: UnmannedUniversity http://www.theworld.org/2013/01/reforming-us-policies-on-drone-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-27528 UnmannedUniversity Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:46:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=155621#comment-27528   UAV Fundamentals Course, March 5-7, 2013, Las Vegas http://www.slideshare.net/jetdoc2001/uav-fundamentals-3-day-slides  

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]]> By: Protest Dronestrikes http://www.theworld.org/2013/01/reforming-us-policies-on-drone-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-27510 Protest Dronestrikes Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:19:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=155621#comment-27510 43! We need 43 more signatures for our petition to go public on the White House webiste!  "End Drone Strikes Killing Children"  http://wh.gov/UKpQ (case sensitive - please tell your friends!) 43! We need 43 more signatures for
our petition to go public on the
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 ”End Drone Strikes Killing Children”
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(case sensitive – please tell your friends!)

]]> By: Unaccountable Drones http://www.theworld.org/2013/01/reforming-us-policies-on-drone-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-27433 Unaccountable Drones Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=155621#comment-27433 Mr Zenko's Report is excellent I highly recommend reading it. Unfortunately it seems like the Langley Reapers are on overtime right now as momentum escalates within respected critic circles for a real reform of US Targeted Killing policy thanks to reports like this one from Micah Zenko of the CFR.  Is there any reason we don't just use the word 'Assassinations' ? or does that preclude the idea of many innocent civilians being killed as well, as they have been since 2004 when this thing really got under way. 'Murder' also comes to mind as it is pre-meditated on off any perceived active battlefield with no chance at all of self defense by the target. 'fish in a barrel' is another corollary but I believe Brennan prefers to associate the Hellfire shredded people of Waziristan with insects as far as I know using the term 'Bug Splat' when discussing the kill-zone diameter of the Hellfire strikes. Fish and Insects I suppose command less respect than somebody walking down 5th Ave so I suppose they are equally effective in diverting moral debate away form the end result of all this killing - the human tragedy. Mr Zenko’s Report is excellent I highly recommend reading it. Unfortunately it seems like the Langley Reapers are on overtime right now as momentum escalates within respected critic circles for a real reform of US Targeted Killing policy thanks to reports like this one from Micah Zenko of the CFR. 
Is there any reason we don’t just use the word ‘Assassinations’ ? or does that preclude the idea of many innocent civilians being killed as well, as they have been since 2004 when this thing really got under way. ‘Murder’ also comes to mind as it is pre-meditated on off any perceived active battlefield with no chance at all of self defense by the target. ‘fish in a barrel’ is another corollary but I believe Brennan prefers to associate the Hellfire shredded people of Waziristan with insects as far as I know using the term ‘Bug Splat’ when discussing the kill-zone diameter of the Hellfire strikes. Fish and Insects I suppose command less respect than somebody walking down 5th Ave so I suppose they are equally effective in diverting moral debate away form the end result of all this killing – the human tragedy.

]]> By: Usmjp Vermont http://www.theworld.org/2013/01/reforming-us-policies-on-drone-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-27388 Usmjp Vermont Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=155621#comment-27388 Jose, you are right, the drones are killing innocent children because of the War on Drugs.  End the War on Drugs.  Give people freedom! http://USMJP.com United States Marijuana Party in Vermont Jose, you are right, the drones are killing innocent children because of the War on Drugs.  End the War on Drugs.  Give people freedom! http://USMJP.com
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]]> By: Jose http://www.theworld.org/2013/01/reforming-us-policies-on-drone-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-27386 Jose Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:58:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=155621#comment-27386 The drone program will wind down when marijuana is legalized.  Alcohol addicts will switch over to non-addicting pot reducing the need for body parts such as livers.  Drones will stop flying over people's homes sniffing for marijuana smoke. The drone program will wind down when marijuana is legalized.  Alcohol addicts will switch over to non-addicting pot reducing the need for body parts such as livers.  Drones will stop flying over people’s homes sniffing for marijuana smoke.

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