Surviving the Killing Fields, a Worldwide Challenge

Surviving the Killing Fields, a Worldwide Challenge

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by Kathy Kelly and Nick Mottern, published on Common Dreams, October 10, 2022

Awaiting discharge from a hospital in Cairo, Adel Al Manthari, a Yemeni civilian, faces months of physical therapy and mounting medical bills following three surgeries since 2018, when a U.S. weaponized drone killed four of his cousins and left him mangled, burnt and barely alive, bedridden to this day.

On October 7th,  President Biden announced, through Administration officials briefing the press, a new policy regulating U.S. drone attacks, purportedly intended to reduce the numbers of civilian casualties from the attacks. Continue reading “Surviving the Killing Fields, a Worldwide Challenge”

“Home of the “Hellhounds:” Whiteman AFB Drone Squadron ‘Most Lethal’ in US

“Home of the “Hellhounds:” Whiteman AFB Drone Squadron ‘Most Lethal’ in US

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by Brian Terrell, published on Counterpunch,  October 5, 2022

Leading up to this protest there was discussion among organizers about the nature of drone operations here at Whiteman Air Force Base. Is this a training facility, or are Reaper drones engaged in lethal activities, are actual murders committed from this place, in real time in places far away by remote control? While the details of drone operations are shrouded in secrecy, broken only by courageous whistleblowers, the Air Force exposes enough of itself for us to know that crimes with global consequences are being committed in this very place.  Continue reading ““Home of the “Hellhounds:” Whiteman AFB Drone Squadron ‘Most Lethal’ in US”

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