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Southside

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7. These drones are just flying around willy nilly?

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 10:40 AM

Oct 2013

I assumed the drones were for strategic attacks or surveillance of the "bad guys". It is wrong if these things are part of every day life in these areas. That is sickening if we are doing this to entire communities.

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8-Year-Old Girl on Drones: 'When They Fly Overhead I Wonder, Will I Be Next?' [View all] xchrom Oct 2013 OP

Coming soon to the US to keep the sheep in line warrant46 Oct 2013 #1

This is the Halloween version Generic Other Oct 2013 #20

Very different warrant46 Oct 2013 #23

so heartbreaking what this is doing to children cali Oct 2013 #2

This is horrible Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #3

Yes. It truly is. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #19

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2013 #4

The drone warfare reminds me of Nixon and Kissenger Generic Other Oct 2013 #5

bravest Prez in 70 years! (yes, that's an actual paraphrase) MisterP Oct 2013 #8

I bet this generation of children will grow up to *love* our exceptional nation phantom power Oct 2013 #6

These drones are just flying around willy nilly? Southside Oct 2013 #7

You can't tell who or what one of those things is looking at from the ground Fumesucker Oct 2013 #12

This needs to stop Southside Oct 2013 #14

The area where the drones are most active is relatively small WatermelonRat Oct 2013 #13

The drones stay on target for days. The villagers can hear a sound like a lawn mower engine for days Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #16

Unbelievable Southside Oct 2013 #18

Drones are used to tell the public that we didn't really lose another war. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2013 #9

K&R woo me with science Oct 2013 #10

''Will I be next.'' Octafish Oct 2013 #11

The new face of war. Rex Oct 2013 #22

Look they are wearing flight suits with patches warrant46 Oct 2013 #24

If this were Bush and Cheney what would we say? nt Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #15

War crimes. morningfog Oct 2013 #17

I'm sorry, but that is fear of terrorism. Rex Oct 2013 #21

+10000 It is terrorism. woo me with science Oct 2013 #25

poor little girl gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26