On the morning of the Feast of Holy Innocents, December 28, about 15
peace activists gathered outside the gates of Davis-Monthan Air Force
Base in Tucson, Arizona to commemorate and grieve the contemporary
slaughter of innocents. The group held signs calling for an end to
drone warfare. An Arizona Air National Guard unit based at
Davis-Monthan since 2007 operates armed Predator drones used by U.S.
military in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
John Heid, Gretchen Nielsen and Jim Marx met with the security people at the gate to request a meeting with the person in charge of the drone program. The request was refused and Tucson police were called. They arrested Heid when he refused to leave. He was charged with trespass.
John Heid, Gretchen Nielsen and Jim Marx met with the security people at the gate to request a meeting with the person in charge of the drone program. The request was refused and Tucson police were called. They arrested Heid when he refused to leave. He was charged with trespass.
Statement read by John Heid:
“I saw men, women and children die during that time. I never
thought I’d kill that many people. In fact I thought I couldn’t kill
anyone at all.” former drone operator Brandon Bryant
The U.S. carried out 333 drone strikes in Afghanistan in 2012 alone – more than the entire number of drone attacks in Pakistan over the past eight years combined.....The U.S. military has begun to use the term “harvest” to describe the killing done in this push-button combat of drone warfare.
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The U.S. carried out 333 drone strikes in Afghanistan in 2012 alone – more than the entire number of drone attacks in Pakistan over the past eight years combined.....The U.S. military has begun to use the term “harvest” to describe the killing done in this push-button combat of drone warfare.
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