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    Wolfrum’s Morning: Droning on and on

    By William K. Wolfrum on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:01am | Potpourri

    Predator drones

    News

    Drones: France and Britain plunk down another $1.5 billion for more drones.

    Yemen: More drone bombs, please.

    Syria: Syrians begin escaping to Turkey out of fear of their own government.

    Pakistan: Death, drones and chaos.

    Arizona Burning: Blackouts feared as wildfire continues its destructive path.

    Tweetable

    “Breaking: Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan & Yemen send disgusting, lewd, horrible penis pics to women. #Media alerted”

    Blogs

    Counterpunch: Ground the drones.

    DailyKos: Millionaires want to pay more taxes.

    Blue Mass Group: Rape victims need to be American to come forward?

    Ramona’s Voices: Men, power, reckless sex: Why? What are we missing?

    Politico: Michele Bachmann vs. Sarah Palin: Only one whack-job can survive.

    Finally


    What is it good for?

    –WKW

    Crossposted at William K. Wolfrum Chronicles

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    Comments

    Yemen: direct link to the actual NYT piece that your AFP/Vancouver Sun link is referencing and summarizing:

    U.S. Is Intensifying a Secret Campaign of Yemen Airstrikes By Mark Mazetti

     


    by artappraiser on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:02am

    A drone for every terrorist sounds like a military/industrial plan for perpetual profits.

    The 'Yemen is in chaos, time to get the guy who put a bomb in an ink cartridge' (in the NYT link) particularly makes me think those behind this plan need a reality check. You will never eliminate all the bad guys in the desert on the other side of the world, it isn't our job to do so. It also isn't the Pentagon's job to try to make FedEx shipping out of Yemen safe with hellfire missiles.


    by NCD on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:24pm