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Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ... by wreegab on Sunday December 29, 2013 @11:01AM (#6979938)
> "the video provided by a drone is a far cry from clear enough to detect someone carrying a weapon, even on a crystal-clear day with limited clouds and perfect light"

I wished she had pushed the questioning even further:

Even if it's a weapon, that doesn't mean the person is a threat. I mean it's full of people carrying weapons in the U.S., they are not presumed a threat.

And even if the person is deemed a threat, maybe the he would surrender, but now he is not even offered this choice.

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Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ... by TruthElixirX on Sunday December 29, 2013 @11:03AM (#6979949)
How is a guy two continents away carrying an AK a threat in any sane fashion? He sure as hell can't use the gun to fly over the ocean.
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Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ... by Theodores on Sunday December 29, 2013 @11:24AM (#6980027)
He is a profit centre. Not killing him is a danger to the entire military industrial complex. That would be a threat to national security.
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Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ... by dreamfactory on Sunday December 29, 2013 @11:08AM (#6979976)
Remember the official public NSA justification includes 'defending economic interests'.
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Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ... by wreegab on Sunday December 29, 2013 @12:41PM (#6980387)
I just wished she questioned further. The more the better.
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Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ... by stefan_kendall on Sunday December 29, 2013 @12:41PM (#6980384)
The U.S countryside is strewn with men and women fitting this description. I bet it would be even more true if foreign soldiers were occupying america and routinely bombing its citizens.
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