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Most US drone strikes in Pakistan attack houses
by Alice K Ross and Jack Serle, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
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Domestic buildings have been hit by drone strikes more than any other type of target in the CIA’s 10-year campaign in the tribal regions of … Read More
I worked on the US drone program. The public should know what really goes on
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, The Guardian
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Whenever I read comments by politicians defending the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Predator … Read More
If a Drone Strike Hit an American Wedding, We’d Ground Our Fleet
But after a dozen or more deaths at a Yemeni wedding, don’t expect anything to change.
by Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
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On my wedding day, my wife and I hired a couple of shuttle vans to ferry guests … Read More
Drone art: Death on a canvas
A generation of Pakistani artists focuses on expressing life under daily violence.
by Alia Chughtai, Al Jazeera
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Karachi, Pakistan – Violence is part of daily life in Pakistan, where TV stations regularly ambush viewers with news on the latest … Read More
Pakistan unveils its own military drones, as protests continue against U.S. attacks
by Tim Craig and Haq Nawaz Khan, The Washington Post
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KABUL — Pakistan’s military unveiled two domestically produced drones Monday, even as the country is facing growing protests over U.S. drone strikes on Pakistani soil.
After years of preparation, the Strategically … Read More
Drone dialogue: Flying in circles?
Transparency and accountability remain out of sight after four major reports question the legality of US drone strikes.
by Rahul Radhakrishnan, Al Jazeera
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Mamana Bibi was tending her crops in northern Pakistan one day in late October … Read More
Reform, Not Drones, Solution for St. Louis Crime
by Danielle Stickler, Brent Wingerter, Leah Smith, and Ian Sullivan, students at St. Louis University
St. Louis police chief, Sam Dotson, confirms on Twitter that drone usage has been approved by the FAA and will be flying in St. Louis within … Read More
Armed Drones Becoming the Norm? At the Crossroads of Robotic Warfare
by Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Truthout
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We are at a critical crossroads in this new era of robotic warfare. In the global war on terror, remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles, also called drones, make it possible to strike … Read More
Deconstructing the drone war
Does the potential ‘blowback’ from using drones outweigh the benefits claimed by US leaders?
by Sam Bollier, Al Jazeera
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Since 2001, flying robots piloted remotely by the US Central Intelligence Agency have killed hundreds of people across the … Read More
D-Day: FAA preps for invasion of 7,500 drones in U.S. airspace within five years
by Kellan Howell, The Washington Times
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The chief of the Federal Aviation Administration predicted Thursday that U.S. airspace could be crowded with as many as 7,500 commercial drones within the next five years, as he unveiled a long-awaited regulatory blueprint that seeks to protect Americans’ privacy while requiring testing for … Read More
