tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343580769233686666.post6463427376195547116..comments2024-02-17T00:57:23.092-08:00Comments on Seeing Things: The First Casualty of War: TruthScott Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185977061159785550noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343580769233686666.post-85882233316877255762012-06-01T19:30:53.204-07:002012-06-01T19:30:53.204-07:00The whole Frontline:Digital Nation show is worth a...The whole Frontline:Digital Nation show is worth a look, but that bit on the drones really struck a nerve with me for some reason.Billgxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319095709713282552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343580769233686666.post-37460198851136020812012-06-01T07:18:51.485-07:002012-06-01T07:18:51.485-07:00I haven't seen the documentary, so thanks for ...I haven't seen the documentary, so thanks for the link!Scott Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185977061159785550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343580769233686666.post-34536114605811954162012-06-01T05:14:54.977-07:002012-06-01T05:14:54.977-07:00I saw drone attacks firsthand in the first gulf wa...I saw drone attacks firsthand in the first gulf war. It was a surreal experience, actually seeing targets we were shooting at some twenty miles away from the battleship. <br /><br />Nowadays, these attacks are conducted thousands of miles from the battlefield. In other words, they can be carried out without any physical risk to the attacker (psychological risk is another matter - Have you seen the <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/waging-war/remote-control-war/taking-out-the-taliban-home-for-dinner.html" rel="nofollow">PBS documentary on these drones</a>? . What an incredible tool, ripe for the abuse of the politically powerful.Billgxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319095709713282552noreply@blogger.com