DRONING ON, & ON, & ON...

 Look! Up in the sky! Is it Stupid Man?

Drone usage in the ‘Global War on Terror’: The need for Justice and Accountability for Afghans
(Kaitlin Kaye article at United Against Inhumanity)
January 19, 2022

"Since the United States’ (US) Reaper drone strike in Kabul on August 29th 2021, multiple moral, legal, and ethical questions have once again come to the fore of the international conversation regarding the use of drones in warfare. This strike by the US military was later confirmed to have not killed the intended ISIS target, but Mr. Ahmadi, a longtime worker for a US aid group and many of his family members. The US military initially claimed the attack may have killed three civilians, but a few weeks later, the New York Times reported that the attack killed ten civilians, including seven children. This was not the first incident of wrongful targeting and false reporting of the fatalities by the US during its occupation of Afghanistan. Wrongful killings have occurred usually using airstrikes and drones, which have had a disastrous effect on Afghan civilians, as documented by the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA)..."

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Empires adapt their methods of control and oppression as they learn to perfect the acquisition of territory and influence. The lessons they learn and the methods they employ "over there" inevitably get turned upon their own citizens. As the mask slips off the face of U.S. imperialism and control of the narrative becomes more difficult to maintain, suppression of free discourse and the right to dissent are curtailed.

The militarization of the police is a clear sign the ruling class is afraid of upcoming societal unrest. The use of drones to terrorize our "enemies" overseas are no doubt being considered another means to surveil, terrorize, and potentially eliminate dissent here at home. Whatever specific mission the plague of drones over America are on now, they are just a taste of our future.