Sunday, May 17, 2009

NO MORE DRONES! Pakistan & US Protest


Drone attacks have drawn widespread protest in Pakistan - AFP/File photo.


US Protesters are also calling for No More Drones!

Question the IA Chief Who Says Drones Minimise Collateral Damage (remember the weddings and other public events where civilian deaths have occurred due to such drones - adding to the list of the many US war crimes in Afghanistan and Pakistan)
here

US and Pakistan are BOTH to blame for drones & the comments show a lack of moral and decent human rights perspective - too much influence from the West? From films which show only the glamour of war? From video games which are known to insulate the player from the results of such actual practices? (many blame these video games on increase in school violence. They are routinely used in the military and with special forces). And look at the gleeful, rather than ashamed comments here. Where is anything said in any of our holy books or by our most admired ministers, philosophers or prophets that we are exempt from hating and disrespecting our fellow creation simply because we are clever or intelligent or capable of making & using weapons? here

How immoral no matter which country does it!!! How would you like it if you were the target or the collateral damage or one of your neighbors or loved ones just happened to "be there"?

WE NEED TO BE OUTRAGED THE WORLD OVER AT THESE DEMON DRONES & THOSE WHO MAKE THEM & LAUD THEM!

See also:

oneheartforpeace (on this blogsite) Ground the Drones...Lest We Reap the Whirlwind
The MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones both function to collect information ... where they are ordered to hunt down Taliban fighters, are absorbing and ... Lest You Reap the Whirlwind,” and “Ending War: Our Collective Responsibility. ...
here This protest is the only one I know about in the US (photo top of this blogpost) but there are probably others - still I'm sure there are not nearly enough such protests in either of our allied countries!

Easily also find the following more recent items with a quick search:

Pakistan's policy on drones under fire in US Senate‎ - Recently the following was published By Anwar Iqbal: Senator Carl Levin has accused Pakistan of duality in its approach towards the policy of drone attacks. here

CIA Chief: Drones 'Only Game in Town' for Stopping Al Qaeda‎ - Wired News

Drone Kills 25; Calls for 'Moratorium' Hit New York Times‎ - Wired News

No deal with US on drone use: Qureshi | Pakistan | News ...
May 16, 2009 ... “We are in the process of the transfer of this (drone) technology
(The Nation)

US Drone Strike Kills Eight Civilians in South Waziristan -- News ...
May 14, 2009 -- Civilians Flee South Waziristan Ahead of Planned ... 3266Comments here

Counterterrorism Blog: May 2009 Newslinks Archives
Future of Turkey-U.S. Strategic Partnership, May 19 ... CIA chief says Al-Qaeda disrupted, defends drones. May 19, 2009 08:34 AM Link ...
here

US Shares Drone Intelligence with Pakistan | Defense & Security ...
US Shares Drone Intelligence with Pakistan. Recent; Comments; Popular; Tags. Pakistan troops in street battles with Taliban. May 19, 2009 06:05 (8 hours ago ...
here

CIA chief says Al-Qaeda disrupted, defends drones- Hindustan Times
May 19, 2009 ... Los Angeles, May 19, 2009. First Published: 07:57 IST(19/5/2009) ... Predator drones run by the CIA are regularly flown covertly in Pakistan ...
here

Pakistan seeks drones' ownership « Pakistanpal's Blog
May 19, 2009 ... Greg Matthews-007; Pakistan seeks drones' ownership May 19, 2009. Drones attack in FATA may have killed a few high-profile al-Qaeda and ...
here

3 comments:

  1. And be sure to see also this interesting blog:

    http://pakalert.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/us-heroes-protest-againt-drone-bombs-on-pakistan-at-creech-air-force-base-nevada/

    And the beautiful principles of Jinnah!
    http://pakalert.wordpress.com/jinnah’s-pakistan/

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  2. And by the way - how many know about this?

    Yes energy is related to all this killing!

    Military Officers Tie Energy To National Security : NPR
    All Things Considered, May 18, 2009 · The drive to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil is getting support from the country's LARGET SINGLE USER OF OIL — the Pentagon. NPR.org http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104267992

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  3. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17exum.html?_r=1
    more concerns about the drones from experienced...

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