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User ID: 10500683 United States 04/25/2013 08:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Six things you may not know about the killer drone controversy The Obama administration’s use of weaponized drones to kill suspected terrorists overseas was under a Senate microscope this week, as six different witnesses revealed some interesting facts about the controversial policy. Predator_droneSenator Richard Durbin, an Obama supporter (on issues other than drones), chaired the subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. Durbin was openly disappointed that the Obama administration didn’t send a witness to talk about the secretive program. “I do want to note for the record, my disappointment that the administration declined to provide a witness to testify at today’s hearings. I hope that in future hearings we’ll have an opportunity to work with the administration more closely,” he said. Durbin also said he hoped the administration understood its newfound technological killing power “is still grounded in words written more than 200 years ago.” [ link to news.yahoo.com] Doomer |
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User ID: 10500683 United States 04/25/2013 08:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Six things you may not know about the killer drone controversy Farea Al-MuslimiAl-Muslimi, a Yemini activist who was partly educated in the United States, told the committee how drone attacks hurt the reputation of the United States in his country. “Just six days ago, my village was struck by a drone, in an attack that terrified thousands of simple poor farmers. The drone strike and its impact tore my heart much as the tragic bombings in Boston last week tore your hearts and also mine,” he said. Al-Muslimi said the drone attacks, especially those that killed innocent civilians, made his job as an advocate for America in Yemen “almost impossible.” “Even when drone strikes target and kill the right people, it is at the expense of creating the many strategic problems I have discussed today,” he added. Al-Muslimi also believes the United States should compensate the families of civilians killed or injured in the attacks. Doomer |