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Saturday, July 14, 2012
War by remote control
While I am not one of former President Jimmy Carter's fans, I have to side with him and the other human rights activists who have been lining up against our reliance on Predator drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
I remember when I first saw their use profiled on "60 Minutes." A pilot sitting in the relative comfort and safety of Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada can control a precision-camera-equipped drone flying some 8,000 miles away.
These drones can fly so high that the enemy can't see or hear them, and they can stay aloft for up to 20 hours. Each drone, moreover, is equipped with two Hellfire missiles, which the absentee pilot can launch.
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