tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post7631894950162008769..comments2024-03-27T18:00:02.032-04:00Comments on Sardonicky: And the Lies Drone OnKaren Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-89748403197164122212014-10-19T15:37:29.597-04:002014-10-19T15:37:29.597-04:00She cured Ebola — using garbage bags and raincoats...She cured Ebola — using garbage bags and raincoats http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/10/19/she_cured_ebola_using_garbage_bags_and_raincoats.html via @torontostar<br /><br />An amazing story. This is what courage and compassion is all about. A lesson for the world.Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-41777267503640415382014-10-18T22:52:54.648-04:002014-10-18T22:52:54.648-04:00Denis: Thank you for including part of the Speech ...Denis: Thank you for including part of the Speech of Albert Camus upon receipt of the Nobel Prize in Literature in l957.<br />I have forwarded it to my youngest granddaughter who is asking all the right questions at the University of Toronto. Perhaps we can share its importance.<br />His words ring more true than ever 67 years later.Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-53167168135100445832014-10-17T13:45:37.817-04:002014-10-17T13:45:37.817-04:00I had a recent reminder as to how little people ca...I had a recent reminder as to how little people care about drone casualties. I regard this person as a lefty-liberal on almost all issues. He still loves Obama as the Lesser Evil. But he is utterly indifferent to drone casualties. Absolutely cares no more than if swatting flies. I'm not sure I'll every understand how he reconciles all that. But he may be the kind of supporter that Obama can hang onto, no matter what.voice-in-wildernessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-47901784567442996792014-10-17T11:40:48.103-04:002014-10-17T11:40:48.103-04:00UN counter-terrorism expert met victims of drone s...UN counter-terrorism expert met victims of drone strikes in Waziristan and received a clear statement from the Government of Pakistan that it considers US drone strikes to be counter-productive, contrary to international law, and a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity:<br /><br />"The position of the Government of Pakistan is quite clear. It does not consent to the use of drones by the United States on its territory and it considers this to be a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity. . .Pakistan has called on the US to cease its campaign immediately. . . It is time for the international community to heed the concerns of Pakistan, and give the next democratically elected government of Pakistan the space, support and assistance it needs to deliver a lasting peace on its own territory without forcible military interference by other States." - Ben Emmerson, UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights<br /><br />http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13146&LangID=E<br /><br />John Oliver put American drone strikes into perspective: <br /><br />“Drone strikes are one of those things that it's really convenient not to think about that much. Like the daily life of a circus elephant or that Beck is a Scientologist."<br /><br />Consider, however, that we've made children fear the sky:<br /><br />"I no longer love blue skies. In fact, I now prefer grey skies. The drones do not fly when the skies are grey," a 13-year-old Pakistani boy, whose grandmother was killed by a drone strike, told Congress last year.<br /><br />As Oliver says, “When children from other countries are telling us that we've made them fear the sky, it might be time to ask some hard questions."<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4NRJoCNHIs<br /><br />But, hey!!! No need to worry about backlashes at home from dead or maimed troops...let drones do our killing!!!<br /><br />Killing anyone acting like an enemy of the Empire by drone is an alternative to capturing them and eliminates the need to have evidence that the target actually did anything illegal.<br /><br />One of Obama's first acts as president was to issue an executive order barring the CIA from detaining and torturing people. The CIA and the Pentagon were then authorized by Obama to summarily kill people in complete secrecy. A "lesser evil" to kidnapping and torture?<br /><br />“Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.” “Kill them all. Let Allah sort them out."Denis Nevillenoreply@blogger.com