Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control

Author:Medea Benjamin & Barbara Ehrenreich
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Terrorism, War
ISBN: 9781935928812
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2012-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

The United States is not the only country killing by remote control. A report published in the Washington Post in December 2011 detailed the Israeli military’s use of drone aircraft over the Gaza strip, where millions of Palestinians live in crowded quarters. The misery of their existence is exacerbated by the fear—and buzzing—of being constantly watched and suddenly targeted by unmanned aircraft.217

In 2009, Human Rights Watch relayed numerous reports of drones hitting civilians during the 2009 Israeli invasion of Gaza. In one case, a mother was sitting on the roof while her small son Mu’mim rode a bicycle. Suddenly there was a powerful explosion. When Nahla Allaw managed to see through the dust and smoke, she looked at her son in horror. “His legs were crushed, his chest had tiny holes in it, and blood poured from them. I carried him, crying. He was breathing his last breath. I talked to him, saying, ‘It’s alright my dear.’”218

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