Greenwald: "The drone mentality" (with an OWS connection)

[PETRUS]

"A Wall Street Journal article yesterday described internal dissension in the administration to Obama’s broad standards for when drone strikes are permitted, and noted that the “bulk” of the drone attacks — the bulk of them – “target groups of men believed to be militants associated with terrorist groups, but whose identities aren’t always known.” As Spencer Ackerman put it: “The CIA is now killing people without knowing who they are, on suspicion of association with terrorist groups”; moreover, the administration refuses to describe what it even means by being “associated” with a Terrorist group (indeed, it steadfastly refuses to tell citizens anything about the legal principles governing its covert drone wars)."

*snip*

"Over the last week, I had the genuine privilege of spending substantial amounts of time with participants in the truly inspiring Occupy movement around the country, including visiting Occupy Oakland on Thursday. This same dynamic is at play there. Many sneer at the protest encampments because they include the homeless, the unstable, the “dirty,” the jobless, and those who are otherwise downtrodden, dispossessed and unable to live decent lives. Much of that sneering is due to the desire that these people remain hidden from sight, invisible, so that we can avoid facing the reality of what our society has produced on a large scale..."


http://www.salon.com/2011/11/05/the_drone_mentality/singleton

More at the link.

[msongs]

1. people committing war crimes will not prosecute their predecessors for war crimes nt

[DJ13]

2. An easy kill without risks leads to abuse

Drones should be outlawed by the international community.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. You may judge a culture by how it treats its weak.

[Cowpunk]

4. Yes, drone strikes are a danger here