[act-ma] 8/29 Drone warfare - death by remote control (FSU on OBR.FM)

[David O. Knuttunen]

Wed 8/29/2012 7:00 pm on OB RADIO (http://obr.fm <http://obr.fm/> ) 
w/ rebroadcasts the following Monday 10:00 am and Wednesday 7:00 am

Drone warfare - Raining death by remote control

with Rachel McNeill

 

Set your Internet Browser to OBR.FM.

 

The unmanned aerial killing machines known as drones have increasingly
become a central feature of U.S. military force. The Pentagon loves drones
because they are much cheaper than manned military aircraft, and because,
since they are flown remotely, the flight crew is not in physical danger.
But international controversy over the use of drones has been huge,
including questions over the accuracy of their targeting (how often are
innocent civilians inadvertently targeted?), their use as weapons of
high-tech assassination against political targets, and even the question of
the psychological impact, both on drone victims and on drone pilots, who may
be no closer to the mayhem they cause than a computer screen half a world
away.

 

Rachel McNeill is an Occupier and an Iraq veteran, who has been active with
both Occupy Boston's Free School University and the Veterans for Peace.  She
has spent the last six weeks studying War Crimes, Genocide, and Justice. has
heard all the arguments against, and the arguments in favor of drones.  She
will talk to us about the moral, legal and psychological aspects and impacts
of drone warfare.

 

Drone warfare - Raining death by remote control

Wednesday, 8/29/12 7:00 pm USA Eastern Time

Occupy Boston Radio - OBR.FM

with rebroadcasts the following Monday 10:00 am

and Wednesday 7:00 am

 

Information about The FSU Program and Occupy Boston Radio...

 

Occupy Boston Radio is currently available by internet only.  You can reach
us at http://www.occupyboston.org/radio/ or http://obr.fm <http://obr.fm/> ,
or by going to http://occupyboston.org <http://occupyboston.org/>  and
choosing "Radio" from the red menu bar at the top of the page.  Once on the
page, click the "play" arrow on the radio player control app to begin
listening.   Listener participation is possible via call-in or IRC chat -
see phone number and link on the radio page.

 

Check out our Blog at  <http://fsuradio.wordpress.com>
http://fsuradio.wordpress.com.

 

FSU-RADIO is an educational series by Occupy Boston's Free School
University. Our goal is to form an autonomous zone and share skills needed
to maintain that, to entertain educate and enliven Occupiers and the general
public. Our purpose is to provide support and space for skill sharing and
sharing basic info regarding Occupy Boston and to encourage
self-organization, teaching, and learning opportunities.

 

Our Wednesday program consists of TALK radio featuring educational content
such as lectures, panel discussions and interviews.

 

Host: David Knuttunen (guest hosts from time to time)

Time: WED 7-8pm

 

To propose a guest for the program, email fsu at lists.occupyboston.org, or
call David Knuttunen 617-558-5853.

 

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