The drone war is obscure by design. Operated by armchair pilots from clandestine bases across the American west, the Predators and Reapers fly over Afghanistan, Yemen, and Pakistans Tribal Areas at invisible heights, where they are on orders from the CIA to kill high value targets with laser-guided surgical precision thousands of feet below. But because of where the Hellfire missiles land, and because the program is operated in secret, verifying their precision and their lasting effects isnt easy.... When an attack happens, the media claims to know how many militants were killed, says Noor Behram, a journalist in the Tribal Areas who has been photographing the casualties of drone strikes for years. Actually, you only find body parts on the scene, so people cant tell how many have died. In one interview, Tahir speaks with a man from South Waziristan named Karim Khan, whose brother and son were killed in a drone strike. What is the definition of terrorism? he asks her, and she returns the question to him. His tired eyes light up. I think there is no bigger terrorist than Obama or Bush, he says. Those who have weaponry like drones, who drop bombs on us while we are in our own homes, there are no greater terrorists than them.... motherboard.vice/blog/wounds-of-waziristan-the-story-of-drones-by-the-people-who-live-under-them-video
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:48:10 +0000
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