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Original Technorati articles tagged “drones”

• in Technology
  Who Controls Drones Flying Within the U.S.? EFF Sues to Find Out
  After a Freedom of Information Act request is ignored, the Electronic Freedom Foundation sues the Department of Transportation to find out
  by cblaha / on Jan 13, 2012
• in Politics
  Al Qaeda Dropping like Flies
  Over the last six weeks, three major Al Qaeda leaders have been killed. What does this mean?
  by mgregory85 / on Jun 13, 2011
• in Politics
  Are Drones the Answer in Pakistan?
  How will Pakistan respond to recent US drone attacks on insurgent fighters? What implications will this have for the state and the region?
  by mgregory85 / on Jun 4, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “drones”

 

• Iraq Feature: State Department Drones Are Overhead...But For How Long? (Schmitt/Schmitt)

  
  EA WorldView — Authority: 127
  Eric Schmitt and Michael S. Schmitt report for The New York Times : A month after the last American troops left Iraq, the State Department is operating a small fleet of surveillance drones here to help protect the United States Embassy and consulates, as well as American personnel. Some senior Iraqi officials ...
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• Aerospace International Editor on Airplane Geeks podcast

  
  Aero Society Channel — Authority: 108
  This week,  Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson was one of the special guests in the European ‘Across the Pond’ segment on one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks . (more…)
  20 hours ago

• The truth about American drones could be very inconvenient for Pakistan

  
  News World — Authority: 111
  It wasnt really even a secret in the end. What were we supposed to think? That some al-Qaeda operatives were so evil that they spontaneously combusted in Pakistans tribal areas, destroying cars, houses and teashops around them? No, Barack Obamas admission last night that US was using drones against terrorists was ...
  1 day ago

• Civilian Deaths Due to Drones Are Few, Obama Says

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 449
  President Obama defended the use of drones to strike suspected terrorists, saying the clandestine program was “kept on a very tight leash.”
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• US Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq

  
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  US Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq Monday 30 January 2012 by: Eric Schmitt and Michael S. Schmidt, The New York Times News Service | Report   A senior American official said that negotiations were under way to obtain authorization for the current drone operations, but Ali al-Mosawi, a top ...
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• THE GR WEEKEND REVIEW: INTERNET CENSORSHIP FINANCIAL FRAUD AND “MILITARY JUSTICE” Selected Articles and Videos

  
  Creative-i — Authority: 123
  29 January 2012 — Global Research THE GLOBAL RESEARCH WEEKEND REVIEW We bring to the attention of our Readers a selection of feature articles, analysis and breaking news Property Rights versus Human Rights: Challenging the Super Wealthy - by Danny Schechter – 2012-01-29   Britain’s Drone War Arsenal MoD media ...
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• Iraqi Anger

  
  The Page by Mark Halperin — Authority: 626
  NYT: U.S. drones patrolling the skies provoke outrage. And/but: Pentagon set for new military talks with Iraq.
  2 days ago

• Israeli Heron TP Srone crashes During Test Flight

  
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    Israeli Heron TP drone An Israeli Heron TP drone has crashed during a joint operation performed by the Israeli military and the developer company of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The most advanced Israeli drone crashed during its test flight on Sunday morning in an area near the ...
  2 days ago

• Navys Robot Warplane Tests Its Brains for Midair Refueling | Northrop Grumman X-47B Drone | Space.com

  
  Web Links — Authority: 130
  The U.S. Navys X-47B drone has undergone a first round of flight testing hardware and software necessary for refueling on its own in midair with a flying fuel tanker.
  4 days ago

• Unmanned and computer-controlled drones, with no ‘man in...

  
  /Message — Authority: 109
  Unmanned and computer-controlled drones, with no ‘man in the loop’? William Hennigan via LA Times The X-47B is an experimental jet — that’s what the X stands for — and is designed to demonstrate new technology, such as automated takeoffs, landings and refueling. The drone also has a fully capable ...
  5 days ago

• Is The NYPD Experimenting With Drones Over The City?

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 133
  From Rap Con.Com They’re used in war zones for surveillance and military strikes. But are there plans to deploy drones in the Big Apple to keep an eye on New Yorkers? More and more people believe it’s inevitable, reports CBS 2’s Don Dahler. Drones are unmanned aircraft that can fly at low altitudes and ...
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• US Opinion: Do Drones Undermine Democracy? (Singer)

  
  EA WorldView — Authority: 127
  Peter Singer writes for The New York Times : In democracies like ours, there have always been deep bonds between the public and its wars. Citizens have historically participated in decisions to take military action, through their elected representatives, helping to ensure broad support for wars and a willingness to ...
  5 days ago

• How birds avoid hitting trees

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 533
  London, Jan 25 (IANS) Birds don’t have to bother about overcrowded roads, but they do stick to a speed limit to avoid hitting trees or other objects.Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) believe their findings could help the military fly unmanned drones as fast as possible without ...
  1 week ago

• Drones: At war and at home

  
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  Continuing my recent theme on the use of drones in journalism, I came across this Guardian article rather strangely entitled: Drones in the hands of the paparazzi? Its an ethics and privacy minefield There are some interesting observations here and the article lists some of the important questions raised by the ...
  1 week ago

• Suspected US drone kills 3 militants in Pakistan: Why now? It speaks for itself

  
  An Average American Patriot — Authority: 114
  Suspected US drone kills 3 militants in Pakistan: Unmanned U.S. aircraft fired missiles into a home in a tribal region of western Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least three militants, local intelligence officials said, in an attack that ended a lengthy pause in drone strikes that have become the mainstay of U.S. ...
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• Flying Death Robots Expand into Another Country

  
  The Paltry Sapien — Authority: 426
  Officials: US Drone Strike Killed Somali Insurgent  A U.S. drone strike killed an al-Qaida official of Lebanese origin fighting alongside insurgents in Somalia, officials said. AP Of course it did.  Wonder how many folks just in the general area were mangled as well.  Oh, the “anonymous” official who was ...
  1 week ago

• Dronology: America’s Flying Eye Pries On Its Own People

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 133
  From RT.Com/News A staple of Washington’s war missions, targeted assassinations and spying operations overseas, unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones, are now being used by US police in the domestic arena, stirring up privacy concerns among Americans. According to John Whitehead, a constitutional attorney ...
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• Pakistan may allow US military trainers: US media

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 533
  Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistan may invite US military trainers back “as early as April or May” but it has ruled out allowing CIA drones into the country again, Geo News reported citing US media.Relations between the two countries have been at an all-time low since 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in [...]
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• MIT calculates UAV speed limit

  
  TG Daily - Tech Generation Daily — Authority: 133
  Many birds can zip at high speed through a forest without crashing into trees. But, say MIT researchers, theres a top speed at which this is possible, and its an important factor in designing drones. read more
  1 week ago

• "A recent McClatchy report revealed that it takes nearly 170 people to keep a single Predator drone..."

  
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  “A recent McClatchy report revealed that it takes nearly 170 people to keep a single Predator drone in the air for 24 hours.” - From THE CRASH AND BURN FUTURE OF ROBOT WARFARE by Nick Turse ( Via )
  2 weeks ago

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