The Race is ON, and the winner gets to blow you up from high altitude.

[Doktor Howl]

http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/28/18472665-the-race-is-on-manufacturer-sets-sights-on-market-for-armed-drones?lite

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

This is all gonna end in tears.

[Doktor Howl]

This is all gonna end in tears.

Well, for most people, yes.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

This is all gonna end in tears.

Well, for most people, yes.

Now would be a good time to buy stock in Kleenex and Band-Aid.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Somebody needs to rework that old Country Joe song. "Whoopee! We're all gonna die!"

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Heh. There's the one "It's a great day to kick somebody's ass . . . "

It could be "It's a great day to blow somebody up . . . " :P

[Left]

I at first read "and the winner gets to blow you from high altitude."  And I thought, jeez, it isn't that big.

...dunno if it's totally on topic, but...

Malik suggested we hold off alleged Predator attacks until after the Bajaur operation. The PM brushed aside Rehman,s remarks and said "I don,t care if they do it as long as they get the right people. We,ll protest in the National Assembly and then ignore it." (Note: The strike has been front page news, but the media is reporting that the targets were nests of Arab fighters.)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/167125

I'd remembered reading somewhere that the Pakistanis were publicly protesting the bombings, but privately allowing us to terrorize their unruly tribal populace for them.

The best currently available public aggregate data on drone strikes are provided by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), an independent journalist organization. TBIJ reports that from June 2004 through mid-September 2012, available data indicate that drone strikes killed 2,562-3,325 people in Pakistan, of whom 474-881 were civilians, including 176 children.[3] TBIJ reports that these strikes also injured an additional 1,228-1,362 individuals....

...Second, US drone strike policies cause considerable and under-accounted-for harm to the daily lives of ordinary civilians, beyond death and physical injury. Drones hover twenty-four hours a day over communities in northwest Pakistan, striking homes, vehicles, and public spaces without warning.

Third, publicly available evidence that the strikes have made the US safer overall is ambiguous at best.

Fourth, current US targeted killings and drone strike practices undermine respect for the rule of law and international legal protections and may set dangerous precedents. This report casts doubt on the legality of strikes on individuals or groups not linked to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011, and who do not pose imminent threats to the US.

(All above from)
http://www.livingunderdrones.org/report/

I have already seen the blackhawk patrols around the port up until recently, it's kind of eerie to see an armed helicopter in matte black making regular patrols.

[The Johnny]

Fourth, current US targeted killings and drone strike practices undermine respect for the rule of law and international legal protections and may set dangerous precedents. This report casts doubt on the legality of strikes on individuals or groups not linked to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011, and who do not pose imminent threats to the US.

(All above from)
http://www.livingunderdrones.org/report/
[/quote]

I know it seems like yesterday, BUT THAT WAS NOT 2 YEARS AGO, IT WAS 12 YEARS AGO, jesus christ, get over it

[Left]

Fourth, current US targeted killings and drone strike practices undermine respect for the rule of law and international legal protections and may set dangerous precedents. This report casts doubt on the legality of strikes on individuals or groups not linked to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011, and who do not pose imminent threats to the US.

(All above from)
http://www.livingunderdrones.org/report/

I know it seems like yesterday, BUT THAT WAS NOT 2 YEARS AGO, IT WAS 12 YEARS AGO, jesus christ , get over it
[/quote]

Oop!  That's what I get for skimming!

[The Johnny]

Well, it wasn't directed at you, just the newssource, i was just reacting over how Sep 11 is exploited as a military-political excuse to do anything.

[Left]

Well, it wasn't directed at you, just the newssource, i was just reacting over how Sep 11 is exploited as a military-political excuse to do anything.

We use it to blow up lots of people, because a threat to Americuh anywhere puts all Ahmerkuns in danger and so we have to blow lots of shit up cause we're Ahmericun.