It nicely details the dovetailing between increased/expanded powers in the War on Terror and the continued erosion of American civil rights and liberties.
Of course, we shouldn’t be too alarmed, since it’s for our “protection”.[/quote]
That was a good article, Allan, as were the links in your previous post.
The drone projects have never felt right to me. If the power of these drones gets into the wrong hands (as it might be already), there is no end to what they can do. Not just the armed drones, but the intelligence-gathering drones as well. They can see into buildings and listen in on conversations, and then kill someone without that person ever having a chance to defend himself. There is something very wrong about that.
I also never liked the term “terrorist.” What is a terrorist? Someone who opposes what the government does? Someone who defends his own country against armed invaders? Could it be an American citizen who advocates for revolution in this country? Why should we be allowed to kill them without any trials, and without giving them any opportunities to defend themselves?
Most importantly: why all the secrecy about drone activity (of all kinds) and our handling of terrorists?
In government, EVERYTHING should be transparent, and all parties should be held accountable for their actions. I’d rather deal with “terrorists” than have a secret government that can kill random people without any notice and without any kind of accountability.
And we are in full agreement about the “left vs. right” nonsense. They are two sides of the same coin, and I’d make the claim that they are merely puppets who are chosen and controlled by people we do not vote for and who are in not accountable to U.S. citizens. (Perhaps that makes me a “terrorist.”)
