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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums‘We reject illegal killings’: Germany suspends drone purchase
Berlin has suspended the purchase of armed drones on the grounds that it categorically rejects illegal killings. This follows a report by Amnesty International that accused Merkels government of aiding the US with drone strikes in Pakistan.
A draft agreement between the Social Democrats and the Conservatives obtained by Der Spiegel condemns the use of drones for targeted attacks.
"We categorically reject illegal killings by drones. Germany will support the use of unmanned weapons systems for the purposes of international disarmament and arms control," said the statement. The government says that before acquiring the remote-controlled craft, it must thoroughly examine all associated civil and constitutional guidelines and ethical questions.
In spite of significant opposition in Germany 59 per cent of the population according to a Pew Research poll in 2012 outgoing German defense minister, Thomas de Maziere, spent hundreds of millions of euros on drones that were not permitted to fly in German airspace. ............................(more)
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‘We reject illegal killings’: Germany suspends drone purchase (Original Post)
marmar
Nov 2013
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Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)1. 59% of the German people have a social conscience. Americans...?
Wilms
(26,795 posts)2. A bit less, I surmise. n/t
gopiscrap
(23,758 posts)3. alright that's my homeland
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)4. That last paragraph is intense. Reminds me of the old anti-war saying: "What if they had a war and
nobody came?"