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Jonathan Hobin Re-Creates the World’s Most Infamous Tragedies with Children

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I just heard this guy talk about these on NPR today!  

this is eye opening. 

whoa

this is so cool and disturbing all at the same time

confrontingbabble-on:

From a report by Stanford Law School and New York University School of Law…

“In the United States, the dominant narrative about the use of drones in Pakistan is of a surgically precise and effective tool that makes the US safer by enabling “targeted killing” of terrorists, with minimal downsides or collateral impacts.

This narrative is false.

From June 2004 through mid-September 2012, available data indicate that drone strikes killed 2,562-3,325 people in Pakistan, of whom 474-881 were civilians, including 176 children.

Drones hover twenty-four hours a day over communities in northwest Pakistan, striking homes, vehicles, and public spaces without warning. Their presence terrorizes men, women, and children, giving rise to anxiety and psychological trauma among civilian communities.

The number of “high-level” targets killed as a percentage of total casualties is extremely low—estimated at just 2%.

…current US targeted killings and drone strike practices undermine respect for the rule of law and international legal protections and may set dangerous precedents.

“We call on US policy makers to rethink current targeted killing practices.””

http://www.livingunderdrones.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Stanford_NYU_LIVING_UNDER_DRONES.pdf   (182 pages)

Also:

NYU student Josh Begley is tweeting every reported U.S. drone strike since 2002, and the feed highlights a disturbing tactic employed by the U.S. that is widely considered a war crime.Known as the “double tap,” the tactic involves bombing a target multiple times in relatively quick succession, meaning that the second strike often hits first responders.

http://au.businessinsider.com/us-drone-tweets-reveal-double-tap-plan-2012-12

See https://twitter.com/dronestream

(Source: thinkinghasconsequences)

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