Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

GOP Gov. Wants Drones Policing Virginia As They're Used 'On The Battlefield'

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 05.29.2012

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Virginia is for drones. Or rather, since drones are good for fighting insurgents in Afghanistan, they must be good for policing Virginia. That ...

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WATCH: This 15-Year-Old Will Make You Feel Unaccomplished

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 05.01.2012

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Be forewarned that this 15-year-old will make you feel unaccomlished and unimpressive. Christian Stewart, a freshman at Harvard-Westlake school in...

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Hello Drones, Goodbye Privacy

Eugene K. Chow | Posted 05.07.2012

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Eugene K. Chow

A future where unmanned surveillance drones zip through the skies keeping tabs on civilians is no longer relegated to dystopic novels.

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Surprising Revelations Over Cost Of Drone War

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 05.24.2012

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In the 11 years of America's post-9/11 wars, drones have emerged as a seemingly perfect weapon for fighting elusive enemies. Able to stay aloft for a ...

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The Drone-ification of America

John W. Whitehead | Posted 06.22.2011

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John W. Whitehead

The U.S. has a history of commandeering military technology for use against Americans. Now the drones, remote-controlled aircrafts that have been used extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan, are coming home to domestic airspace.

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How Iran's "Ambassador of Death" Compares to Other Drones

Keith Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Keith Thomson

There are several other countries with drone systems comparable or superior to Iran's, notably France, Italy, and South Africa. With labels like "The Ambassador of Death", however, Iran's does have the scariest name.

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America Detached from War: Bush's Pilotless Dream, Smoking Drones, and Other Strange Tales From the Crypt

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Engelhardt

The drone is our latest wonder weapon and a bragging point in a set of wars where there has been little enough to brag about.

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Terminator Planet

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Engelhardt

As you watch the Terminator movie, actual unmanned aerial vehicles armed with Hellfire missiles will be patrolling our expanding global battlefields, hunting down human beings.

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