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marmar

(77,042 posts)
Thu May 23, 2013, 07:40 AM May 2013

Noam Chomsky: 'Drone strikes a terror-generating machine'





Russia Today
Published on May 23, 2013

Abby Martin talks to philosopher, linguist, professor, political critic and author of over 100 books Dr. Noam Chomsky about the Boston bombings, US terror inflicted abroad, drones, Obama's rebranding of Bush administration policies, the National Defense Authorization Act, Holder v. Humanitarian Law, conventional wisdom, the evolution of media propaganda and education as a form of elite indoctrination.



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Noam Chomsky: 'Drone strikes a terror-generating machine' (Original Post) marmar May 2013 OP
K&R. To me that is the main feature about drones Overseas May 2013 #1
I agree, as usual, with Chomsky. dotymed May 2013 #2
The Chomsky haters are attacking Glen Greenwald OnyxCollie May 2013 #3
DU doesn't wanna hear this buzzkill message, man! MNBrewer May 2013 #4

Overseas

(12,121 posts)
1. K&R. To me that is the main feature about drones
Thu May 23, 2013, 08:59 AM
May 2013

they generate more enemies than they kill.

We don't hear enough about all the extra people they kill. We are supposed to pretend they are more precise weapons than they are.

The use of weaponized drones needs to be banned worldwide.

dotymed

(5,610 posts)
2. I agree, as usual, with Chomsky.
Thu May 23, 2013, 09:34 AM
May 2013

Where are the Chomsky haters that usually detract from him personally and philosophically?

If that doesn't prove how many freepers have joined DU, nothing does.

MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)
4. DU doesn't wanna hear this buzzkill message, man!
Thu May 23, 2013, 01:39 PM
May 2013

They want to discuss how surgically precise and TOTALLY Constitutional and completely warranted the drone program is, and how they can even be used to blow up tornadoes and other assorted threats to national security.

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