Tag Archives: Aerial Drones

Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Dirty Wars’ and Bush-Obama Foreign Policy

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Yemini writer Farea al-Muslimi testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Screen grab from Democracy Now!. Dirty Wars: The terror of Bush-Obama era foreign policy While some Bush policies may have been changed, the Obama administration has found new ways to … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Drone Assassinations and Our Misguided Foreign Policy

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon from AFP / Getty Images.Drone assassinations:The latest misguided U.S. foreign policy The American belief in technology as our savior, even in carrying out assassinations, knows no bounds. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 11, … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Pentagon Calls Civilian Drone Casualties ‘Bug Splat’

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Splat from NuUniform.Drone policy attacked in top think tank report Bug splat!That’s what the Pentagon calls civilian casualties in drone attacks. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | January 17, 2013 The Council on Foreign Relations issued a report … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Medea Benjamin on ‘Killing by Remote Control’

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Killing by Remote Control:Medea Benjamin’s ‘Drone Warfare‘ By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2012 “The drones were terrifying… the buzz of a distant propeller was a constant reminder of imminent death.” — Journalist David Rohde [Drone … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Drones Don’t Talk Back

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Predator drone crew at Creech AFB in Nevada. Image from Drone Wars UK.Robots ‘R’ Us:Military-style drones reportedon 63 bases in the USA By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2012 NEW YORK CITY — It’s easy to … Continue reading →

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Harry Tarq : Does U.S. Foreign Policy Respect Human Life?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Libyan men and children queue up to view the corpse of Muammar Qaddafi. Photo from Getty Images.U.S. foreign policy and the respect for human life By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2011 “The Oriental doesn’t put … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : An Expanding War in Pakistan

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Creeping deeper into war: image of U.S. aerial drone from AP.Droning on…An expanding war in Pakistan By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2011 Slowly but surely, the United States is creeping deeper and deeper into a … Continue reading →

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Peter Finn : Drone Used in Austin Raises Privacy Issues

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Wasp III drone — the kind used by Texas DPS in 2009 Austin police operation. Grab from KVUE.com / Austin.Drones over Austin:Law enforcement use of aerial dronesraises issues of privacy, civil liberties By Peter Finn / CommonDreams / January 24, … Continue reading →

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