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The article's "sleepwalkers" aren't our leaders, but the American
people - Clive Smith writes:<br>
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<blockquote>The dearth of US domestic criticism is astounding. The
last time a president indulged in an illegal bombing campaign in
the sovereign territory of allies (Richard Nixon in 1969, in
Cambodia and Laos), the policy nearly got included in the articles
of impeachment. We should remember that history, as the Vietnamese
capitalised on the backlash, helping to impose the genocidal Khmer
Rouge on Cambodia, and a single-party regime that endures 40 years
later in Laos.<br>
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Ultimately, Mitt Romney faces a dilemma: what must a Republican
candidate do to outflank the extremism of his Democratic opponent?
The rest of us must be concerned as well: we are sleepwalking into
the Drone Age, and few people are debating the dire consequences.<br>
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On 6/16/12 1:20 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
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cite="mid:54D56A75-4565-4830-B64E-0961E170A0D0@newsfromneptune.com"
type="cite">The problem with that is that it suggests "War" killed
the kid.
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Obama killed him. He didn't have to.
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And he isn't "sleepwalking." He's quite conscious.
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On Jun 15, 2012, at 11:24 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">A banner w/ the famous quote -- WAR IS NOT
GOOD FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER LIVING THINGS -- would cover most of
the suggestions so far for the 4th of July Parade... including
this sad sad drone poster. A cemetery full of crosses would get
the idea across.
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I didn't like the idea of dressing kids in camouflage -- looks
like we're promoting child soldiers, when actually we aren't
promoting ANY soldiers, right?? Not bloody stuff or gory
pictures, either -- this is a family event, and we'll get
farther if we emphasize the peace- rather than the war aspects.
Just my 2c.
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--- On Thu, 6/14/12, Stuart Levy <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:salevy@illinois.edu"><salevy@illinois.edu></a>
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From: Stuart Levy <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:salevy@illinois.edu"><salevy@illinois.edu></a>
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Subject: [Peace-discuss] sleepwalking into the drone age - "I
Met a 16-Year-Old Kid. 3 Days Later Obama Killed Him"
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To: "Peace Discuss" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:peace-discuss@anti-war.net"><peace-discuss@anti-war.net></a>, "ocCUpy"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:occupycu@lists.chambana.net"><occupycu@lists.chambana.net></a>
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Cc: "Stuart Levy" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:salevy@illinois.edu"><salevy@illinois.edu></a>
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Date: Thursday, June 14, 2012, 7:17 AM
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This article could move a lot of people, I think, who are
inclined to believe the Administration's line about killing only
truly deserving militants with our drone strikes. We should
hand it out at the Market, at least.
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.alternet.org/story/155723/i_met_a_16-year-old_kid._3_days_later_obama_killed_him?page=entire">http://www.alternet.org/story/155723/i_met_a_16-year-old_kid._3_days_later_obama_killed_him?page=entire</a><br>
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And I'd really like to include something about drones in the 4th
of July parade.
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The picture below is from the AFSC exhibit
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"Windows and Mirrors / Reflections on the War in Afghanistan"
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.windowsandmirrors.org/">http://www.windowsandmirrors.org/</a>
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which was on display in Chicago during the anti-NATO conference
- one of about
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thirty large pieces. Perhaps we could bring the exhibit here --
maybe in the fall?
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But I wonder if we could get permission to reproduce this stark
image as a parade poster.
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