Saturday, March 03, 2012

From "United for Justice with Peace"-Boston-Drones: the New Frontier of Warfare and Spying-How should we respond!

Drones: the New Frontier of Warfare and Spying-How should we respond!

Bruce Gagnon - Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space

Nancy Hurray - American CivULiberties Union of Massachusetts
Matthew Hoey Military Space Transparency Project

Why are drones the US military's weapon of choice
for the future?

Are drones invulnerable to budget cuts?

Can drone warfare be conducted without the consent of Congress?

How can drones be used to spy on all Americans?

Is drone warfare legal?

UnitedforJusticewithPeace
www.justicewithpeace.org • 617-383-4857

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:OO pm
Cambridge Friends Meeting House
S Longfellow Park - near Harvard Square

U.S. use of drones for warfare and spying has'Uujpii igTOUtlherThe use of drones has increased dramatically under the Obama administration. Pentagon funding for drones is scheduled to increase by up to 60 percent while other programs are being cut. Drones have been used for targeted killings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen. One in three U.S. warplanes are now drone piloted. Drones have al been used for surveillance in the U.S.
Kept under a cloak of secrecy, this new tool for international warfare and
domestic surveillance, has far-reaching legal, financial and social
ramifications. Learn more about this new instrument of war and plan together
about how we can respond. ** ** £ »,*•*


boston.wilpf.org • 617-244-8054
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