By SJ
Otto
This
last Friday, March 10, about 50 people came to see the film "National
Bird," a documentary film about the US unmanned drone program. The film
was shown at the Peace and Social Justice Center of Central of Kansas , here in Wichita .
The
film focuses mostly on a small group of military personnel who took part in the
US
drone program. That program sends unmanned drone aircraft through parts of the
Middle-east and Africa to kill suspected
terrorist leaders. The aircraft also kill civilians who are in the way. The
film also looked at people who lived in the areas affected by the drones.
The
film pointed out that the US Army has a policy of shooting anyone 16 years of
age and older who is seen to have a gun. They are considered "likely
terrorists." Personnel in the film, interviewed said the people who
operate the program get more money and credit for the number of people they
kill.
This
week, one of the persons from the film, Air Force Veteran Lisa Ling, a former
technical sergeant in drone surveillance systems will speak about the drone war,
at Hubbard Hall, at Wichita
State University
at 7pm, in Room 208, on Friday, March 10.
I had
an open
letter to The Wichita Eagle on
the drone program and that letter got published in The
Wichita Eagle. I got a response to
that letter.
I
notice this guy ignored important issues and basically said the troops should
follow orders and the policies are unimportant. In other words “they are just
following orders.” He continued the usual lie that our “troops are defending
our freedom.” He also said I belong to a group of people "with a totally
unrealistic view of the world we live in today, who disagrees with government
policy."
More
on this to come.
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