Drones Webinar Medea Benjamin 20Nov2012

Predator/Reaper/Avenger drones SOURCES: Google ‚Drones‛ and make yourself a ‚drones‛ google alert Wikipedia (general atomics, predator, reaper, avenger) US Airforce Official Site www.af.mil AUVSI www.auvsi.org

AeroVironment(http://www.avinc.com/)andAeroVironment inwikipediaMiniature UAV andMicro air vehicle inwikipedia

Non-military uses:• Drug interdiction• Forest fires• Finding illegal loggers/whalers• Search and rescue missions• Commercial purposes• DIY Drones hobbyistswww.diydrones.comwww.auvsi.com

Remote control pilots

USAF Report

Where has the US conducted drone strikes? • Iraq • Afghanistan • Libya • Pakistan • Yemen • Somalia • Philippines • Mali?Where does the US have overseas drone bases?Afghanistan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (forYemen), Djbouti (for Somalia), Seychelles (off coast of EAfrica), Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Turkey, Australia (CocosIslands)

Some US Overseas Drone Bases

Best statistics for Drone Strikes: Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia  Bureau of Investigative Journalism  New America Foundation  The Long War Journal*Be cautious about the usage of the word ‘militant’

Maezol Khan, 8 years old, killed Feb 14, 2009Ground Zero of Drone War- Pictures (http://tinyurl.com/c7coz25)

August 23, 2010Syed Wali • 5 houses targeted believed to be of Haqqani network • Killed mostly woman and children • No prominent Taliban/AQ leader was killed

Bismillah family, killed by drone strike on August 23, 2010

Nasir Khan (left), Naeem Khan

List of photos/victims’ namesPictures of Drone VictimsList of names from DroneStrike that killed manyciviliansWe will be providing linkfor a list of names of thevictims from severalcountries atdroneswatch.org

‘I was made an orphan by drones’

Legal IssuesIssues:• Self-defense is limited to imminent threat• Non-military organization (CIA) cannot legally employ lethal force Drones are illegal outside combat zones• Targets must be directly participating in hostilities• Nations cannot violate another nation’s sovereignty• 2001 AUMF is for those “associated with 9/11”Other sources:Mary Ellen O’Connell is on the front lines in the battle against the legalityof drone strikes. ArticleMadea Benjamin’s book Drone WarfareLiving Under Drones: http://livingunderdrones.org

Global Proliferation• 76 countries possess drones (GAO report)• Main producers US, Israel, China• Israel is number 1 exporter, exporting 85% of drones to 50 countries• Iran has US spy drone; helping Venezuela build drones• Unprecedented growth in market: projected value over the next 10 years is over $70 billion.

GAO Report : http://tinyurl.com/bodpq73

Some 300 Permits given to: Homeland Security, Border Patrol, FBI, Universities, Companies, PoliceFAA Drone Authorizations (Red: active; Blue: expired; Yellow: disapproved )

ShadowHawk drone with Montgomery County, Texas SWAT team members

Drones Invade Campus Link to Map

Congressional Unmanned Vehicle Systems CaucusMission statement of the drone caucus: to address “The urgent needto rapidly develop and deploy more unmanned systems in support ofongoing civil, military and law enforcement operations.” Feb. 14, 2012 new legislation passed, signed by ObamaLeadership: Donations from drone companies to drone caucus members from border states, 2009-2012 Representative Amount Buck McKeon (R-CA) $124,500 Jerry Lewis (R-CA) $108,000 Ken Calvert (R-CA) $106,500 Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) $97,000 Duncan Hunter (R-CA) $96,225 Henry Cuellar (TX-28)McKeon Co-ChairBilbray (R-CA) Buck Brian $54,500 (CA-25) Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) $52,500 Co-Chair Darrell Issa (R-CA) $45,000Contact your congressperson Source: http://tinyurl.com/d3fan8phere : www.opensecrets.org

www.knowdrones.comFor $350 you can get your own model of a drone Contact: nickmottern@earthlink.net

What can we do about drones?• Educate yourself— buy Drone Warefare book  CODEPINK• Educate others- get Occucards• Protests at bases, manufacturers• Contact police departments and pass Drone-Free Zones resolutions• Outreach to Faith CommunityCheck Out:Drones WatchNo Drones NetworkUpstate Drone ActionKnowdronesVeterans For PeaceCODEPINKWorld Can’t Wait

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