Amanda Bass and J. Celso Castro Alves, Truthout | May 10, 2016 {jathumbnailoff} Twenty-two-year-old Samantha Morris is a social worker at an Alabama-based nonprofit organization who works hard to attend to the…
Category: Covert Drone War
The use of Predator and Reaper drones (unmanned flying vehicles that are often armed with video-guided missiles) by the US military and CIA is a largely untold story of the “Global War on Terror / Global Contingency Operation” – yet has caused thousands of deaths in Pakistan and Afghanistan, many of whom are women and children.
Drone Operators Now to be Considered Combatants
Debra Sweet | April 21, 2016 Brian Terrell of Voices for Creative Non Violence writes, “Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III authorized RPA aircrews to log combat time…
Drone victims speak out, ahead of Obama’s civilian deaths estimate
Reprieve | April 21, 2016 A video project launched today by the Guardian and Reprieve details the civilian impact of the US covert drone programme, through the voices of those who have…
Shut Down Creech!
Debra Sweet | April 5, 2016 April 1 at Creech Air Force Base, activists began blocking the highway and other base gates, leading to arrests. Activists successfully delayed Air Force personnel…
The Reality of Targeted Killing by Armed Drones
World Can’t Wait | March 17, 2016 The film “Eye in the Sky” builds drama through excruciating minutes ticking by as politicians debate the legality and morality of sending Hellfire missiles into…
The U.S. Drone War in the News — Who Do You Believe?
Debra Sweet | Feburary 23, 2016 The former CIA/NSA Chief General Michael Hayden shilling for targeted killing by drones today on the New York Times opinion page? “Critics assert that a high…
Text of the Open Letter by Drone Pilots to President Obama
January 24, 2016 We came to the realization that the innocent civilians we were killing only fueled the feelings of hatred that ignited terrorism and groups like ISIS Dear President Obama, Secretary…
Bombing Hospitals is a War Crime
Curt Wechsler | October 5th, 2015 The death toll from U.S. “sustained bombing” of a trauma center in Kunduz, Afghanistan has risen to 22. The attack constitutes a grave violation of International…
TV Commercials Urging U.S. Drone Operators to ‘Refuse to Fly’ Pulled from Air
Know Drones | August 24, 2015 Cable Provider Has Strong Links to Defense Industry, Including Snowden Employer and Drone Contractor Booz Allen Hamilton CLOVIS, NM – An international cable provider with links…
Anti-Drone Resisters Jailed
Ellen Barfield, July 30th 2015 Syracuse, N.Y. Four anti-drone resisters were sentenced last night in Judge Joseph J. Zavaglia’s DeWitt (NY) Town Court for alleged trespass at a “die-in” on April…