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Monday, October 8, 2012

"Living with Death by Drone"/ Where is the Moral Outrage?

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/10/04/170568/living-with-death-by-drone.html

 ..."But drones are a constant presence in the skies above the North Waziristan tribal area in Pakistan, with as many as six hovering over villages at any one time. People hear them day and night. They are an inescapable presence, the looming specter of death from above.
And that presence is steadily destroying a community twice the size of Rhode Island. Parents are afraid to send their children to school. Women are afraid to meet in markets. Families are afraid to gather at funerals for people wrongly killed in earlier strikes. Drivers are afraid to deliver food from other parts of the country..."
Bridget Mary's Reflection:
Where is the moral outrage? How can we terrorize in the name of the war on terror? What would Jesus do? Let's speak out for non-violence, peace, justice and equality everywhere.

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/10/04/170568/living-with-death-by-drone.html#storylink=cpy

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