Sources & Organizations
Drone Warfare – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Resources on Weaponized Drones & U.S. Foreign Policy
Occupy Beale Air Force Base – FB
Shut Down Creech! – Veterans For Peace
Specific Information
Books on Drone Warfare, Assassination, and Terrorism
Documentaries and Movies about Drone Warfare, Assassinations and Terrorism
Drone Activists
Drones -CPSFBA
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The Civilian Casualty Files The New York Times is making public hundreds of the Pentagon’s confidential assessments of reports of civilian casualties resulting from U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. The documents lay bare how the air war has been marked by deeply flawed intelligence, rushed and often imprecise targeting, and the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians, many of them children.
Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield The documentary “Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield” follows investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill to Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen as he chases down the hidden truth behind America’s expanding covert wars.
Drone – A film by Tonje Schei This is no game. Michael Haas has played war video games since he was 5. At 19 he is employed by the US AirForce as a drone pilot.
This is the new warfare: Young gamers recruited to operate drones through their computers to kill real people 7000 miles away. This is not science fiction but today’s reality and the big investment of the future: Robot war. As technology expands at an unprecedented rate we are part of an experiment that changes our wars and possibly our world. DRONE gives crucial context and new perspectives that reveal crucial secrets of the CIA drone war and asks where we are headed.
Drone (Documentary) DRONE is a documentary about the CIA drone war. DRONE follows people on both sides of the drone technology. The unique access to drone victims in Waziristan is juxtaposed to drone pilots who struggle to come to terms with the new warfare.
The film covers diverse and integral ground from the recruitment of young pilots at gaming conventions and the re-definition of “going to war”, to the moral stance of engineers behind the technology, the world leaders giving the secret “green light” to engage in the biggest targeted killing program in history, and the people willing to stand up against the violations of civil liberties and fight for transparency, accountability and justice. At this important threshold, DRONE looks at where we are today and asks where we are headed.
Drone A drone pilot (Sean Bean) involved in a deadly, covert mission overseas must confront the reality of his actions when a mysterious man seeking revenge holds his family hostage.
Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control Book by Medea Benjamin the first comprehensive analysis of one of the fastest growing—and most secretive—fronts in global conflict: the rise of robot warfare. In 2000, the Pentagon had fewer than fifty aerial drones; ten years later, it had a fleet of nearly 7,500, and the US Air Force now trains more drone “pilots” than bomber and fighter pilots combined. Drones are already a $5 billion business in the US alone. The human cost? Drone strikes have killed more than 200 children alone in Pakistan and Yemen.
Drone Warfare Between 2010 and 2020 the Bureau tracked US drone strikes and other covert actions in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. The comprehensive reporting on civilian deaths helped lead to greater official transparency on targeted killing, and provided the data needed to hold the White House to account.
Eye in the Sky 2015 British thriller film starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, and Barkhad Abdi. Directed by Gavin Hood and written by Guy Hibbert, the film explores the ethical challenges of drone warfare.
Geneva Conventions are four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war. The singular term Geneva Convention usually denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939–1945), which updated the terms of the two 1929 treaties and added two new conventions. The Geneva Conventions extensively define the basic rights of wartime prisoners, civilians and military personnel, established protections for the wounded and sick, and provided protections for the civilians in and around a warzone.
The Geneva Conventions defines the rights and protections afforded to non-combatants who fulfills the criteria of being protected persons.[3] The treaties of 1949 were ratified, in their entirety or with reservations, by 196 countries.[2] The Geneva Conventions concern only protected non-combatants in war.
Good Kill The film tells the story of a Las Vegas fighter pilot turned drone pilot (Ethan Hawke), who fights the Taliban via remote control for half of his day, then goes home to his wife (January Jones) and his kids in the suburbs for the other half.
Honoring Lives Lost beautiful video of the Ahmadi Family. The Ahmadi family who lost 10 members in a reckless U.S. Drone Attack on August 29, 2021. Though the military initially claimed an ISIS affilitate/potential suicide bomber was killed, independent journalism later revealed that ALL 10 victims were civilians, including 7 young children, 3 of them just toddlers. In Memoriam Victims of US Drone Strike In Kabul, Afghanistan August 29, 2021
International Humanitarian Law also referred to as the laws of armed conflict, is the law that regulates the conduct of war (jus in bello).[1][2] It is a branch of international law that seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict by protecting persons who are not participating in hostilities and by restricting and regulating the means and methods of warfare available to combatants. International humanitarian law is inspired by considerations of humanity and the mitigation of human suffering.
International Law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of guidelines, norms, and standards usually forming the default behavior between states. Inter means between thus outside of territories thus absent of sovereignty, thus isn’t a law at all (See: Westphalian System) and is rather a common-practice between states – unless they wish otherwise due to their own reasoning. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for states across a broad range of domains, including war and diplomacy, economic relations, and human rights.
National Bird follows the dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: the secret U.S. drone war. At the center of the film are three U.S. military veterans. Plagued by guilt over participating in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries, they decide to speak out publicly, despite the possible consequences. National Bird review – chilling film reveals truths about drones
Support Daniel Everette Hale In May 2019, drone whistleblower Daniel Everette Hale was arrested and indicted on allegations that he disclosed classified documents about the U.S. military’s assassination program, believed to have been the source material for a series in The Intercept called “The Drone Papers”
Ten Most Insane Military Drones In The World No where to hide! An ultimate totalitarian tool of war, policing and anywhere surveillance!
THE DRONE PAPERS The Intercept has obtained a cache of secret documents detailing the inner workings of the U.S. military’s assassination program in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The documents, provided by a whistleblower, offer an unprecedented glimpse into Obama’s drone wars.
JSTOR Library (Drone articles)
The Drone Paradox: Fighting Terrorism with Mechanized Terror
Why Drones Work: The Case for Washington’s Weapon of Choice
Lethal Use of Drones: When the Executive Is the Judge, Jury, and Executioner
International law, military effectiveness, and public support for drone Strikes
The Tortured Logic of Obama’s Drone War
Washington’s Phantom War: The Effects of the U.S. Drone Program in Pakistan
US Drone Strikes and their Impact on International Security in a Post 9/11 World
Drone strikes: ethics and strategy
Drone Warfare: KILLING BY REMOTE CONTROL AND ITS MORALITY
THE ETHICS OF DRONE STRIKES: DOES REDUCING THE COST OF CONFLICT ENCOURAGE WAR?
A TYPOLOGY OF ARGUMENTS ABOUT DRONE ETHICS
LETHAL AND LEGAL?: THE ETHICS OF DRONE STRIKES
With greatly increased lethal use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) comes greater scrutiny and
controversy. This monograph lays out the ethical and legal landscape in which drone killings take place and makes key recommendations not only for ensuring legality and a sound moral basis for operations, but also for ensuring those operations are effective.
While supporters claim that drone warfare is not only legal but ethical and wise, others have suggested
that drones are prohibited weapons under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) because they cause,
or have the effect of causing indiscriminate killings of civilians, such as those in the vicinity of a targeted person.
The main legal justification made by the Barack Obama administration for the use of armed
drones is self-defense. However, there is ambiguity as to whether this argument can justify a number of
recent attacks by the United States. In order to determine the legality of armed drone strikes, other factors such as sovereignty, proportionality, the legitimacy of individual targets, and the methods used for the selection of targets must also be considered.
The ethical landscape is also ambiguous. One justification is the reduced amount of collateral damage
possible with drones relative to other forms of strike. Real-time eyes on target allow last-minute decisions and monitoring for unintended victims, and precise tracking of the target through multiple systems allows further refinements of proportionality. But this is of little benefit if the definition of “targets” is itself flawed and encompasses noncombatants and unconnected civilians.
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April 2023 Shutdown Drone Warfare Video
2022-12-12 First Anduril prototype ‘Ghost Shark’ drone sub delivered to Aussies 3 months early
2022-09-28 Anduril to hone Ghost drone autonomy under contract with US Air Force
2022-08-05 Repeated Drone Strike in Kabul will Have Consequences on America: Taliban
2022-04-01 Why Drones Have Not Revolutionized War: The Enduring Hider-Finder Competition in Air Warfare
2022-01-20 ‘The Civilian Casualty Files’ expose the Pentagon’s killing fields in West Asia
2021-12-21 What modern drone warfare means for both civilians and soldiers
2021-12-19 US drone strikes killed thousands of civilians: report
2021-12-19 The Civilian Casualty Files is the culmination of 5 years of investigation – Azmat Khan
2021-12-18 What to know about the Civilian Casualty Files A New York Times investigation found that the American air war in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan has been plagued by flawed intelligence, poor targeting and thousands of civilian deaths.
2021-10-27 Group protests U.S. drone program
2021-09-17 US military admits it killed 10 civilians and targeted wrong vehicle in Kabul airstrike
2021-09-03 Can America give me back my Malika’: Families of victims of the US drone strike in Kabul speak of their grief For the Ahmadis, the Sunday afternoon was like any other. Cousins, friends and families of different age groups were mingling in the family courtyard, playing pranks and watching videos. The eldest, Zemari, 40, had just returned from work after dropping off his colleagues. He was employed as an engineer at the US based nonprofit NEI foundation. His oldest son Zameer, 20, was keen to park his Toyota Corolla in the driveway, so he obliged. Some cousins lined up to cheer them at the building’s entrance. It was 5pm Kabul time when the missile hit. It instantly killed Zemari and nine other family members. His three sons Zameer, 20, Faisal and Farzad, 10, died. Zemari’s siblings Emal and Ramal Ahmadi and their wives survived the attack – but their children, Armin,4, Benjamin, 3, Ayat, 2, and Malika, 3 were killed.
2021-06-28 Military drones are transforming war — we need a doctrine to use them right
2019-09-19 Shocking disregard for civilians as U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan adds to death toll
2018-12-04 The U.S. Army Has A New Plan To Recruit Gamers
2018-06-13 The Wounds of the Drone Warrior
2017-03-16 A Day in the Life of a US Air Force Drone Pilot
2016-12-22 Piloting Drones Is the Worst Job in the Military
2015-12-10 Drone Operators Rebel, Accuse Obama Administration of “Killing the Innocent” and “Fuelling Terrorism”
2015-11-27 Obama’s War on Truth. USAF Drone Operators “Who Blew the Whistle”
Open Letter to President Obama
2015-11-19 FORMER DRONE OPERATORS SAY THEY WERE “HORRIFIED” BY CRUELTY OF ASSASSINATION PROGRAM
2015-03-05 Drone Pilots Are Quitting In Record Numbers
2015-02-03 US Military Recruits Gamers To Fly Killer Drones
2014-06-09 RPA community launches 65th combat air patrol
2014-04-14 Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Challenging Drone Strikes That Killed Americans
2014-04-14 CIA’s Pakistan drone strikes carried out by regular US air force personnel
2013-07-18 What’s in it for Obama?
2013-03-11 US DRONES BOMBING AFRICA OPERATED FROM RAF BASES IN THE HEART OF THE LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE
2013-02-13 Drone Pilots Are Found to Get Stress Disorders Much as Those in Combat Do
2012-04-16 The Rise of the Killer Drones: How America Goes to War in Secret
What to Know About the Civilian Casualty Files
[MEK Note: Despite mainstream and left media, everyone killed by Drones are innocent civilians when there is NO official declared war. The U.S. are not using drones against military forces, but against civilians in their own country whom they think don’t like America. When drones fly no one knows if they are near the target, so drones terrorize all the people in the region drones are flying. It is said that children can play safely outside only when it is a very cloudy day (low clouds).]
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This is an excellent researched site, Michael. I wish I were in your congressional district — you have my vote Green Party man,
Please consider going to Americanswhotellthetruth.org to offer the portrait of Daniel Hale as one of the truth-tellers,–VFP Ch 90 Binghamton NY encouraged the artist Robert Shetterly to do Daniel Hale and he did. Be sure to check it out
Also, my play, Reap What You Sow will be played in Buenas Aires, Argentina on November 26, It’s available for use anywhere, no charge, Contact author, Jack Gilroy at jgilroy1955@gmail.com for a copy of the play–one act with the audience feedback as the second act
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