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Et tu, Hugo? I thought only Obama did this. EOM. n/t freshwest Jun 2012 #1
God bless Chavez. Best leader in all of the America's. harun Jun 2012 #2
WHo is he going to spy on ? his friends? may3rd Jun 2012 #5
Like his "friends" in Columbia? boppers Jun 2012 #20
why? Bradical79 Jun 2012 #47
Chavez uses Venezuela's rich natural resources to improve the lives of the 99% harun Jun 2012 #51
You bet!! He needs drones to see when the next coup will be attempted by the US. Oil rich nanabugg Jun 2012 #69
Oh, yeah and one more thing: Technology makes the Monroe Doctrine null and void! nanabugg Jun 2012 #70
This is a joke. Any one of us can build a drone. stevenleser Jun 2012 #3
The what does Iran have in drone technology that the south american country needs to know about toy may3rd Jun 2012 #4
That is a very good question and why I find the subject of the OP Laughable. stevenleser Jun 2012 #6
Won't get much credit for using your brain on this one. harun Jun 2012 #8
Oh I use my brain to reject dog whistles and emotional language just fine thank you. nt stevenleser Jun 2012 #27
It was announced at Venezuela's state military factory. joshcryer Jun 2012 #10
According to this story the drone is unarmed. FarCenter Jun 2012 #31
Yet rather than announce it at an airplane factory, it was the military factory. joshcryer Jun 2012 #58
I find your self-assuredness to be laughable. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #19
You can flail your arms all you want, it is still a simple remote control plane. stevenleser Jun 2012 #28
I see you are determined to stay on message. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #34
LOL. stevenleser Jun 2012 #35
I can tell you why. boppers Jun 2012 #21
Yep, and a lot of that in this thread. Some folks freak out when they see the word stevenleser Jun 2012 #40
Remote plane tech is easily available. Igel Jun 2012 #29
According to Mr. Leser, OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #36
LOL! stevenleser Jun 2012 #37
All of this is 60's era technology stevenleser Jun 2012 #38
Psst! Don't say that! It's not as sexy as the Skynet analogy, you know? Just roll with it. freshwest Jun 2012 #13
It's easy to know who not to take seriously on this stuff. Anyone who freaks out over drones stevenleser Jun 2012 #39
I agree. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #43
At last, we are in agreement. nt stevenleser Jun 2012 #44
Cheers. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #45
I could just picture them sitting there with Elmer's glue and balsa wood Dash87 Jun 2012 #7
Wow, just think of all the jobs that could be created here making those for them. freshwest Jun 2012 #14
ITT: Drones become a good thing. joshcryer Jun 2012 #9
ITT: People who don't have emotional reactions to words are amused. boppers Jun 2012 #22
I find it amusing that in that other thread you chastized Chavez... joshcryer Jun 2012 #23
He can run all the RC planes he wants, why not? boppers Jun 2012 #24
He announced it at the factory, dude, that's precisely what they're doing. joshcryer Jun 2012 #25
You are really cracking me up. bitchkitty Jun 2012 #33
Any of those posts could be mistaken. But I don't trust Chavez to be truthful on this one. joshcryer Jun 2012 #48
You don't trust your own opinion, evidently, bitchkitty Jun 2012 #55
It's impossible to know what to trust when it comes to the Venezuelan government. joshcryer Jun 2012 #60
So? They are a sovereign nation and those are not WMD... octothorpe Jun 2012 #50
Pretty much. joshcryer Jun 2012 #52
It's the 21st century. Try to keep up. boppers Jun 2012 #54
LOL, "satellites" = "drones." joshcryer Jun 2012 #61
1980 called. They want "Star Wars" back. boppers Jun 2012 #71
I aim for a free, if monitored, society. boppers Jun 2012 #53
I don't think a "monitored society" is particularly free. joshcryer Jun 2012 #57
"...U.S. prosecutors are investigating drone production..." Ha! That's rich... truth2power Jun 2012 #11
That's about the embargo, probably. joshcryer Jun 2012 #17
The investigation will likely provide more commerce for American manufacturers of drones. freshwest Jun 2012 #41
Can this be true? Eastern Winds Jun 2012 #12
They're sitting on the biggest oil reserves in the world. Just like the Saudis, they can pay others freshwest Jun 2012 #15
"...U.S. prosecutors are investigating drone production in Venezuela,..." unkachuck Jun 2012 #16
It's called sanctions, countries can arbitrarily do business with other countries... joshcryer Jun 2012 #18
Sanctions are for pussies Mosaic Jun 2012 #49
"likely to heighten U.S. anxiety over his socialist government's role in the region" Nihil Jun 2012 #26
I don't know what's worse unreadierLizard Jun 2012 #30
Ahem... bitchkitty Jun 2012 #32
I can tell you what's worse Nihil Jun 2012 #68
Also, look for a moon shot in 2013. Robb Jun 2012 #42
In American Graffiti, they, oh wait, not THAT kind of moonshot? stevenleser Jun 2012 #46
neeef nur... right wing dumbasses trolling DU fascisthunter Jun 2012 #56
Hypocrites finding drones fine if a "leftist" uses it. joshcryer Jun 2012 #59
Using them isn't the problem, arming them is. harun Jun 2012 #62
So you're OK with unarmed drones going up all over America? joshcryer Jun 2012 #64
It's just a more cost effective way of spying than the current sattelite surveillance harun Jun 2012 #65
Can't disagree with you there. Especially when a Latin America socialist hero is doing it. joshcryer Jun 2012 #66
Drones are creepy surveillance state machines. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2012 #63
DIY Cruise Missile cantbeserious Jun 2012 #67
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