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37. You forgot "it's the law" n/t

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We droned the shit out of Yemen. No one talks about it here. But everyone's talking bout it in Yemen [View all] Catherina Aug 2013 OP

So the existing Yemeni politicians can wipe out any competitors by reporting them as suspects? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #1

Stop. raging moderate Aug 2013 #31

Just like the Iraqis and Afghanistan people did. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2013 #44

Who is terrorizing whom? Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #2

+10000!! FirstLight Aug 2013 #3

This does meet the definition of terrorism. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #57

Yes it does. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #68

When The Rest of The World Gets Drone technology your question may no longer be a hypothetical BlueManFan Aug 2013 #64

That was Norman Goldmann's point a week ago... HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #98

It does not sound like you have considered the "bounty" aspect of all this. truedelphi Aug 2013 #101

If Muslims had launched 9 fatal attacks last week pscot Aug 2013 #4

I can't stop thinking of that either. 3000 people died in the 911 tragedy Catherina Aug 2013 #6

How much is this costing per each terrorist death? Millions at least. L0oniX Aug 2013 #21

Yeah, and how many terrorists are created per each terrorist death? nt RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #24

A self perpetuating war on terror machine. That's what the MIC wants. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #28

yep--self perpetuating war on terror machine. So sick and everyone wants to ignore it. NoMoreWarNow Aug 2013 #85

That's not mentioned enough. The violence feeds on itself and continually LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #38

And the violent response to our violence becomes excuses for continued spying, surveillance, and.. paparush Aug 2013 #48

And they say we aren't leaving anything for the next generation. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2013 #40

Sad but good point LiberalLovinLug Aug 2013 #49

thinking kardonb Aug 2013 #79

"That Nobel Peace committee must have been out of their minds." SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #72

funny thing in the corner of the post was an ad for some star trek thing dembotoz Aug 2013 #5

Imagine where our people would be if we took all that money Catherina Aug 2013 #11

Damned Socialist pscot Aug 2013 #18

If we stopped killing brown people overseas for ONE MONTH Maedhros Aug 2013 #97

You said a lot in that nutshell n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #103

I'm watching BBC "Our World" focusing on it right now. Horrific. K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2013 #7

I've posted several ops about the daily drone bombing in Yemen cali Aug 2013 #8

Wow, and I missed every single one of them Catherina Aug 2013 #12

It's a very reasonable excuse. cali Aug 2013 #20

+1 ...and much thanks. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #35

I haven't ignored, but slowly digest what I read. juajen Aug 2013 #41

"Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist. You do it with a whole fleet... Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #9

Interesting quote. Do you have an internet link for it? JDPriestly Aug 2013 #50

I just have the quote but here's some links I looked up. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #52

Thanks. Very interesting. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #53

I`m going to quickly express my disgust about these drone strikes and leave before democrank Aug 2013 #10

You sure won't get that from me. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #13

You forgot "it's the law" n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #37

The silence is amazing malaise Aug 2013 #14

Inexcusable. And it's protecting no one but war profiteers & terrorists. DirkGently Aug 2013 #15

du rec. xchrom Aug 2013 #16

IOKWTFBIYNIO Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #17

It was worth it to make a point about Snowden wtmusic Aug 2013 #70

:( :::::::::::::::::::::::::: WillyT Aug 2013 #19

So powerful, so tragic, so civilized in the face of MIC barbarities. Divernan Aug 2013 #25

Done !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #29

DU rec ^^^this^^^ L0oniX Aug 2013 #33

^ Please read this. wtmusic Aug 2013 #73

Horror summer-hazz Aug 2013 #81

"drone technologically is more advanced than the human brain" just wow! Civilization2 Aug 2013 #89

That's what you call the voice of reason. malthaussen Aug 2013 #90

+1000000 n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #104

The biggest Terrorist Threat to the World is the USA n2doc Aug 2013 #22

In April the results of a study of drones in Pakistan was published. Maedhros Aug 2013 #23

Shameful. RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #26

If these people have nothing to hide, they have nothing to fear MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #27

knr Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #30

I suspect if we talked about it the conversation would grow uncomfortable quick TheKentuckian Aug 2013 #32

Well, now we know what the preparations look like before bombing starts Coyotl Aug 2013 #34

They should blame AQ, woolldog Aug 2013 #36

AQ is not responsible for how we respond, blame is a kid's game. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #43

AQ is us. n/t truth2power Aug 2013 #99

How soon people like you forget. woolldog Aug 2013 #100

Like I said, "AQ is us"... truth2power Aug 2013 #102

..... woolldog Aug 2013 #105

and now like with the surveillance state - such a policy is legitimized by bipartisan consensus Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #39

Another policy that makes you think, "How could this do anything but more harm than good" n/t Taitertots Aug 2013 #42

do they talk about This in Yemen? hfojvt Aug 2013 #45

Yemen is complicit. joshcryer Aug 2013 #80

Most Americans Don't Know That In 1918-1919 The US Landed American Troops In Russia BlueManFan Aug 2013 #46

Ever read Fighting the Bolsheviks? malthaussen Aug 2013 #92

Yes. US Empire Provokes Terrorism. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #47

But It's Great For Business and remember, "corporations are people too my friend." BlueManFan Aug 2013 #55

Great for WHICH businesses though? 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #56

Check. Check.... But I don't think we know how many Booz Allen's there are out there BlueManFan Aug 2013 #58

Nuff said indeed. US Empire is a lucre-addicted-bitch living beyond her means. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #60

We'll fix 'em when they fail and pretend to be incredulous that people died BlueManFan Aug 2013 #61

Hard to talk about it when the news is suppressed... SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #51

The truth! JackRiddler Aug 2013 #54

You know when Bush was president we cared about how much damage he was doing to our liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #59

Haven't you heard? Al Qaeda has been "decimated". This recruitment effort is expensive ... Scuba Aug 2013 #62

K&R idwiyo Aug 2013 #63

kick Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #65

The last sentence says it all, it is the truth. 'The lives of Twenty Million Yemenis are sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #66

Yeah, I had a post hidden, like a common troll, for daring to post bloodless IMAGES of our handywork usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #67

Post them again with a warning and you should be OK. wtmusic Aug 2013 #69

But there wasn't even any blood or gore usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #74

Unusual. wtmusic Aug 2013 #75

Yeah, a lot has changed around here since 2008 usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #76

It's the luck of the draw with the jury system. Divernan Aug 2013 #83

During what time of the day do you read DU? eridani Aug 2013 #87

Interesting. malthaussen Aug 2013 #91

Which one of your 6 current hidden posts are you talking about? nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #94

It's easy to see usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #95

K&R Thanks Catherina. nt. polly7 Aug 2013 #71

This is Obama's Bush-Lite Doctrine. Obama has embraced Bush's pre-emptive war morningfog Aug 2013 #77

"When there is a normal war, people can hide, ronnie624 Aug 2013 #78

Drone-testing ground for the MIC: Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan Amonester Aug 2013 #82

America needs... nikto Aug 2013 #84

anyone have any solution to this madness??? NoMoreWarNow Aug 2013 #86

K&R forestpath Aug 2013 #88

I have been on the FAA "no fly list" since 12/2001 due to a terrorist from Yemen using my very Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #93

It's insanity on both sides. Why not address the cause instead of just bombing. Gregorian Aug 2013 #96