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DRONE WARS: How White Privilege Obscures Real Dialogue
“We are not here to proffer an analysis. We aren’t academics. We are here as a Pakistani and a Yemeni, as activists, as citizens of this country and as citizens of our homelands. We are dismayed. We are confused. But we are not hopeless.” By Noor Mir and Rooj Alwazir Posted by Alli - Wed, Apr 24, 2013 […]
Glenn Greenwald> US drone strikes target rescuers in Pakistan – and the west stays silent
US drone strikes target rescuers in Pakistan – and the west stays silent Attacking rescuers – a tactic long deemed by the US a hallmark of terrorism – is now routinely used by the Obama administration By Glenn Greenwald Monday 20 August 2012 10.33 EDT guardian.co.uk, Glenn Greenwald now writes for The Guardian A US air force pilot […]
In These Times> Making Obama’s Kill List> The public should have more information on the drone program and its targets.
Pakistanis burn a U.S. flag in Multan on May 25 to protest U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan’s tribal belt. Making Obama’s Kill List> The public should have more information on the drone program and its targets. BY LEONARD C. GOODMAN JULY 11, 2012 In These Times In 1995 Albie Sachs, then a member of the Constitutional […]
Tom Engelhardt> Washington’s Militarized Mindset
Tom Engelhardt> Washington’s Militarized Mindset The Military Solution> The Lessons Washington Can’t Draw From the Failure of the Military Option By Tom Engelhardt July 5, 2012 Tom Dispatch Americans may feel more distant from war than at any time since World War II began. Certainly, a smaller percentage of us – less than 1% – serves […]
Marie Braun> No New Wars
No New Wars By Marie Braun June 26, 2012 Speech given at the No New Wars Rally, Minneapolis MN June 26, 2012 Here we are once again in front of the Federal Building calling for an end to war and the threats of war, calling on our government to stop the “madness,” to […]
Tom Engelhardt, Nick Turse> A Drone-Eat-Drone World
Tomgram: Nick Turse, Hot Drone-On-Drone Action Posted by Nick Turse at 8:26AM, May 31, 2012 TomDispatch It’s now commonly estimated that more than 50 nations have drones, are making plans to develop them, or are at least planning to buy themfrom those who do produce them. In other words, the future global skies are going to be a busy […]
Clifford J. Tasner> Bring on the Drones
Bring on the Drones By Clifford J. Tasner L.A. Progressive Posted on WAMMToday April 22, 2012 Felonius Ax here reporting from the utterly exclusive world of the Billionaires: We’re hearing a lot of exciting news about what a great job predator drones are doing in expanding even more of our ever-expanding War On Terror. It’s our […]
Doyle McManus> Who Reviews the US ‘Kill List’?
Who Reviews the US ‘Kill List’? By Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times via RSN 05 February 12 There has been remarkably little public debate in the U.S. about drone strikes, which have killed at least 1,300 people in Pakistan alone since President Obama came to office. hen it comes to national security, Michael V. Hayden […]
Tomgram> William Astore, The Remoteness of 1% Wars
Tomgram:> William Astore, The Remoteness of 1% Wars Nick Turse December 8, 2011 Tom Dispatch Editor’s Note: See William Astore’s article ”Fighting 1% Wars Why Our Wars of Choice May Prove Fatal” in a separate post. This year, 155,754 recruits joined the active-duty U.S. military with the Army leading the way to the tune […]
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