A drone is an unmanned aircraft that can be controlled remotely for military purposes like targeting terrorists without risking lives. The document discusses the use of drones for targeted killings through America's "kill list" and the human costs of living constantly under drone surveillance. It notes research from Stanford and NYU that found drone strikes traumatized communities and made humanitarian aid difficult, with people afraid to send children to school due to the threat of attack.
A drone is an unmanned aircraft that can be controlled remotely for military purposes like targeting terrorists without risking lives. The document discusses the use of drones for targeted killings through America's "kill list" and the human costs of living constantly under drone surveillance. It notes research from Stanford and NYU that found drone strikes traumatized communities and made humanitarian aid difficult, with people afraid to send children to school due to the threat of attack.
A drone is an unmanned aircraft that can be controlled remotely for military purposes like targeting terrorists without risking lives. The document discusses the use of drones for targeted killings through America's "kill list" and the human costs of living constantly under drone surveillance. It notes research from Stanford and NYU that found drone strikes traumatized communities and made humanitarian aid difficult, with people afraid to send children to school due to the threat of attack.
1. A drone is any kind of unmanned aircraft that can be controlled from a
remote location. The purpose of a military drone is to take out militant forces, such as terrorists, without anyone having to enter the airspace and risk death. 2. Jennifer Gibson states that she was a researcher for a study done by Stanford and New York University. She also states that interviewed many people who lived in heavily drone-trafficked areas. Therefore I believe that she is a very credible source. 3. The American kill list is the list of people targeted by the drone strikes. 4. The Obama Administration is all for the use of drones to take out people on the kill list. When Gibson says that we must all read the fine print, she means that as Americans it is important that all of us understand who is being targeted by drones. 5. Many people were wrongly put into Guantanamo Bay because to catch terrorists, the Bush Administration paid native people to tell them who was a terrorist. This means that many people who may not have been a terrorist were put into Guantanamo wrongly. 6. we should ask whether drones are legal under international law; and we should ask whether drones are counterproductive; 1. Drones are a constant presence in the skies above North Waziristan. 2. Drones are destroying a community twice the size of Rhode Island. 3. Double taps make it almost impossible for humanitarians to provide aid. 4. It is impossible to tell who is being targeted by drones, due to an unclear kill list.
5. Parents are afraid to send their children to school.
Therefore, 6. Living under drones creates a sense of terror that knows no