An extract from the 2014 documentary film “Drone” published by The Guardian shows military recruiters scanning video game fairs for the next generation of drone operators for often-lethal military activities in the Middle East and elsewhere.

“The military has invested in creating video games that they’re using as recruiting tools,” says one of the voice-overs in the clip.

Another says that “there’s a large number of innocent civilians who are being killed.”

— Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.

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