Free Talk Live - drone

Blowback: 92% of Pakistanis now disapprove of America

BLibertarian — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:08:42 +0000

A long term Gallup poll recently measured Pakistans disapproval of United States' leadership at 92%, with only a 4% approval. The lowest approval ever measured in the country by Gallup.

And it is no wonder why, if you are paying attention.

Does the Drone Memo justify striking the Free State Project?

MuslimNonarchist — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:09:51 +0000

The big news this week is a secret memo from the Justice Department titled, “Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen.” It was leaked to NBC News, and details the legal justification the Obama Administration believes legitimizes drone strikes on American citizens. When this story broke, most people’s first thought was of Imam Anwar al Awlaki and his 16 year old son, two American citizens assassinated in Yemen by the Obama Administration in two distinct drone strikes, but my first thought was the Free State Project.

Bomb, drone attack kill 16 people in Pakistan

seejase — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:03:27 +0000

President Barack Obama ramped up drone strikes in Pakistan when he took office in 2009. There were 53 attacks that year, more than in the previous five years combined. Many Pakistanis oppose the attacks because they believe they mostly kill civilians, an allegation denied by the U.S. Independent research indicates that a majority of those killed are militants, but civilian casualties also occur.

US detains Pakistani official over anti-drone views

KicStart421 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:29:41 +0000

US detention of Imran Khan part of trend to harass anti-drone advocates --
The vindictive humiliation of Pakistan's most popular politician shows the US government's intolerance for dissent