David Sirota / TruthdigMay 14, 2010
Imagine an alternate universe in which a foreign military power begins flying remote-controlled warplanes over your town, using onboard missiles to kill hundreds of your innocent neighbors, and then jokes about it.Imagine a foreign military power begins flying remote-controlled warplanes over your town, using onboard missiles to kill hundreds of your innocent neighbors, and then jokes about it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 13, 2010
After highly upsetting video footage, taken from a U.S. Apache helicopter, showing 12 Iraqi citizens being killed by American gunfire was posted on WikiLeaks, Stephen Colbert wonders how long it'll be before the website's proprietors can be tracked down by Predator drones. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 18, 2009
The $4.5 million Predator unmanned aerial vehicle and its at least $10 million successor are considered the future of America's Air Force and a big part of the president's escalation in Afghanistan. Insurgents in Iraq (and probably Afghanistan) were able to track the planes and intercept video feeds using $26 software available on the Internet. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 24, 2009
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it, and judging by this three-part series from CNN, the age of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is upon us. It's warfare by joystick -- and the Predator drone is only the beginning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 24, 2009
At least 20 people were killed in Pakistan on Friday in two missile attacks that are being attributed to unmanned U.S. drones near the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was the first such strike since Barack Obama took office as president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 13, 2008
Last week's air attack in Pakistan by American Special Ops forces represented the first of a three-part strategy by the Bush administration to ramp up the hunt for Osama bin Laden and other key al-Qaida players during the last weeks before the November elections, according to government sources contacted for this report by NPR. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 4, 2008
One way the U.S. military could maintain a presence in Iraq, even if by proxy, in the near future is through the use of unmanned drones with foreboding names like the MQ-9 Reaper and the Predator, both of which are able to carry seriously sinister weaponry like the laser-guided Hellfire missile. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 19, 2008
A Republican member of the Maryland Legislature has resigned after authorities raided his home and took several items, including his computer, during a child pornography investigation. According to the Baltimore Examiner, state Delegate Robert McKee had been a sponsor of the Child Protection From Predators Act. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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