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G_j

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34. (Obama) ‘Drones have not caused a huge number of civilian casualties’

Reply to sad sally (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 02:35 PM

Feb 2012

I guess it depends on what 'huge' means...

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Drone plane manufacturing industry is writing the legislation that governs their use in the US [View all] phantom power Feb 2012 OP

And let me guess gratuitous Feb 2012 #1

This is where we need a Constitutional amendment! atreides1 Feb 2012 #2

fascism fascisthunter Feb 2012 #3

I was asking about this last week, regarding the use of drones to kill people sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #4

My thoughts exactly, Sabrina. I want to fully support the President, but when I heard this: sad sally Feb 2012 #8

It is heart-breaking to read all of that. And I have been following the escalation sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #11

Yes, I have read Mr. Schahill's article. Tom Englehardt and Nick Turse also have sad sally Feb 2012 #12

It's almost as if the CIA/Blackwater operate with impunity. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #20

This should be an OP. woo me with science Feb 2012 #27

+1000 G_j Feb 2012 #41

(Obama) ‘Drones have not caused a huge number of civilian casualties’ G_j Feb 2012 #34

I might have to buy some barrage balloons and chaff dispensers then. arbusto_baboso Feb 2012 #5

Dog bites man hifiguy Feb 2012 #6

Here's the leading manufacturer of these non-human killing machines writing laws governing their use sad sally Feb 2012 #7

Ooooo scary "drones" intaglio Feb 2012 #9

deliberate stalking/spying by government/police agencies who can kill without trial etc msongs Feb 2012 #10

Knee-Jerk response again intaglio Feb 2012 #18

Do you really believe all that tripe? Occulus Feb 2012 #23

It's better than being a conspiracy theorist intaglio Feb 2012 #24

so we should just shrug our shoulders over a huge expansion of domestic drones librechik Feb 2012 #33

Yup, intaglio Feb 2012 #38

How is *anything* to do with drones an iota different than a police helicopter? Stinky The Clown Feb 2012 #13

They don't need pilots KamaAina Feb 2012 #14

When they are killing people? sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #15

It's like a taser... phantom power Feb 2012 #16

They can be the size of birds now, woo me with science Feb 2012 #26

Who is to say that the goverment isn't using animal drones right now? nt bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #40

What about when they get to insect size? Fumesucker Feb 2012 #29

OK, here's my brilliant bit of "tinfoil" to add to this discussion... Peace Patriot Feb 2012 #17

I await, with bated breath, intaglio Feb 2012 #19

You make a broad generalization about "conspiracies" with no examples... Peace Patriot Feb 2012 #21

In other words intaglio Feb 2012 #25

i think you underestimate the motive of billions of dollars of profit... Peace Patriot Feb 2012 #30

Where to begin intaglio Feb 2012 #37

Yet that confluence of power relied on one lunatic to shoot Giffords up... Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #39

Mitre Corp = MIT Research Stinky The Clown Feb 2012 #28

K&R woo me with science Feb 2012 #22

That is what happens when we have no one in charge Rex Feb 2012 #31

When drones go rogue... sad sally Feb 2012 #32

Well that should give the local news channels Rex Feb 2012 #35

Yay! Another black hole for tax payer money! Nt xchrom Feb 2012 #36