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76. Yeah, a lot has changed around here since 2008

Mon Aug 12, 2013, 12:44 AM

Aug 2013

unfortunately.

This place was very special during those dark bush days, and welcome respite from the typical media crap that is out there, on and offline.

I have a great deal of respect for DU, and the outlet it gives us progressives to vent, or inform, is vital for me at least.

My greatest fear is that we turn into just another commoditized outlet for the status quo, which we have pway too much of now.

We are DU, we are ahead of the curve, and the proverbial canaries in the coal mine... once we are silenced where else can we go?

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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