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The Northerner

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Mon May 7, 2012, 06:06 PM May 2012

'US arms dealers profit from drone strikes' [View all]

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern says the US will not stop its assassination drone strikes due to its profits for arms makers, Press TV reports.

"These drone strikes create more terrorists. So, the war will keep going on and the question is who profits? And the answer to that is… the officers, the senior generals, arms makers, and arms dealers," he said in an interview with Press TV's US Desk on Sunday.

"The arms dealers will give heavy contributions to both political parties and the people in Congress who remained in office," McGovern added.

The analyst also criticized the former administration of George W. Bush and incumbent Barack Obama for disregarding international law over the attacks.


Read more: http://presstv.com/detail/240022.html


Are any of the supporters of the civilian-slaughtering drones aware that not only are the drone strikes slaughtering numerous innocent civilians and generating more blowback but also allowing the military-industrial complex to profit at the expense of other peoples's lives?
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drone striking a DURec. KG May 2012 #1
PressTV. LOL... SidDithers May 2012 #2
While the source is certainly suspect... Earth_First May 2012 #3
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Al Qaeda doesn't much care for the drone program, either gratuitous May 2012 #5
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