Evidence continues to grow that America’s semi-secret drone
program is far more complex and far more deadly than anyone in the Obama
Administration has let on. The program has been justified over the years as one
that only targets senior al-Qeada members, but evidence is mounting that a)
targets are far more diverse, and include a variety of low-level Afghan and
Pakistani militants, and b) the number of civilians killed is far higher than the
Administration or CIA has admitted in public statements.
We are executing “suspected” terrorists who have not been
tried and convicted of any crime, and murdering innocent civilians. This is
outrageous and criminal. We are doing it
because there is no one on the planet big enough to tell us to stop.
Why is Obama condoning a program that murders innocent
civilians? How is it that an individual as intelligent as Obama could be
convinced this is a good idea? What if a drug lord from Mexico was hiding in
Arizona? Would we tolerate the Mexican government sending over a drone to bomb
his hiding place in a Phoenix suburb?
Our drone program is illegal and immoral and the
Administration has been lying to us about it. It may have started under Bush,
but Obama continues to defend and expand it. He should be shutting it
down.
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