Suspected U.S. drone strike kills civilians in Yemen, officials say

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) — A U.S. drone strike targeting al Qaeda suspects in Yemen killed 13 civilians, including three women, three security officials in the restive Middle Eastern country said.

"This was one of the very few times when our target was completely missed. It was a mistake, but we hope it will not hurt our anti-terror efforts in the region," a senior Yemeni Defense Ministry official told CNN. The official asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue.

The United States typically does not comment on reports it has used unmanned aircraft to target terror suspects, but is widely believed to be doing so in Yemen, a key battleground against al Qaeda. (...)

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Drones

• Republican Party Seeks To Limit Drone Surveillance: The 2012 Republican Party Platform advocates Fourth Amendment limits on government drones. “We support pending legislation to prevent unwarranted or unreasonable governmental intrusion through the use of aerial surveillance or flyovers on U.S. soil, with the exception of patrolling our national borders.” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Representative Austin Scott (R-GA), introduced legislation earlier this year to limit aerial drone surveillance. In March, the House approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, introduced by Representative Landry (R-LA), that prohibits information collected without a warrant by drones operated by the Department of Defense from being used in court. Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) has also proposed comprehensive legislation for drones. For more information, see EPIC: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Drones. (Aug. 28, 2012)

 RichardPrins wrote: 
they're going to offer it to the google play (android market) store

i'll dwnld/purchase it

After Apple rejection, drone-strike-tracking app maker looks to Android

 Umberdog wrote: 
That's what I was expecting, or mangled bodies of 'militants'...

I guess they're just your average concerned citizen corporation worrying about national security interests.

Now if it showed pictures of them blowing things up... or maybe I'm just being jaded again.

Edit: No offense meant, Jade.

Apple Rejects App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes | Danger Room | Wired.com


iFascism...

 oldslabsides wrote: 
Vote for whoever you want. Party memberhip and "name appears on ballot" aren't eligibilty requirements.

 RichardPrins wrote: 
yeah, I know.  so I get to vote for this guy instead of the one who'd be even worse.  what a world, what a world.

 RichardPrins wrote: 
ok a better (big picture) response by sagan

he gets to the scientist/military part fairly quickly

 RichardPrins wrote: 
i'm sorry i can't acknowledge this

it doesn't fit into my partisan political world view

besides i'm busy floundering about important stuff like tax returns and birth certificates

should i have a coke or pepsi?

Cover-Up of Civilian Drone Deaths Revealed by New Evidence

Work for the military? Don't be evil, says ethicist • The Register

I would like to know if its legal to direct lasers at them in an effort to fry their cameras.

Keep yer lasers and ski masks always at the ready

so how large are these things? it looks like someone can swat it out of the air when it's taking butt shots.

hippiechick wrote:
Pics or no indictment!

How nice it is that we have come a long way from the early days of buzzing a neighborhood at all hours in a noisy chopper with mothership landing lights on board.  Made tripping a real adventure and exercise in real paranoia.

I remember when Newport Beach got their first whirlypigs as we called then back then in the early 70's.  At least you could hear them coming when you were at the beach and hide your stuff before they got close enough.

 miamizsun wrote: 
A 12-gauge would make a real pretty mess of that f*uckin' thing.

 Lazy8 wrote: 
I'd get me one of dem big guns you men are always talkin about

 sirdroseph wrote: 

Righeous indignation does not shoot down drones.

People shoot down drones.