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OT - Guy attempts to tweet about every US drone strike

  • The amount of strikes outnumbered the amount of tweets he could properly deliver in ten minutes, so his original plan was foiled...

    One Man Is Now Tweeting Every U.S. Drone Strike Known to Man - Yahoo! News

    From Yahoo! News: Josh Begley set out to tweet a complete history of known U.S. drone strikes Tuesday with the goal of doing it all in ten minutes. Except there were way too many strikes to tweet, so his original plan fell apart pretty quickly. 

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    devidee

  • What is the point of his tweet/recordings?

    Sounds like a peace freak, iyam.

    WRobins

  • WRobins said...

    What is the point of his tweet/recordings?

    Sounds like a peace freak, iyam.

    The point is, it's important to be informed citizens about what our government is doing.

    In this particular case, killing people without a trial.

    This post was edited by devidee on 12/12/2012 at 11:42 AM

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  • WRobins said...

    What is the point of his tweet/recordings?

    Sounds like a peace freak, iyam.

    Opposing missile attacks that kill civilians in a country that has not declared war on us = peace freak.

    Cool.

    JMRB

  • devidee said...

    The point is, it's important to be informed citizens about what our government is doing.

    In this particular case, killing people without a trial.

    Yeah, rights and stuff.

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  • devidee said...

    The point is, it's important to be informed citizens about what our government is doing.

    In this particular case, killing people without a trial.

    Without trial??

    Do you know what "trial" consists of in the Middle East?

    Basically you leave court with or without your head...

    I can tell you first hand that the Middle East is the asshole of the Earth. The people we are at war with would love nothing more than to burn our country to the ground - we need to keep the extremist at bay at all cost.

    Leppycole

  • devidee said...

    The point is, it's important to be informed citizens about what our government is doing.

    In this particular case, killing people without a trial.

    Ah, so you attack someone who asks a question. Good tactic there. I take it you share the same agenda as the serial tweeter?

    WRobins

  • Leppycole said...

    Without trial??

    Do you know what "trial" consists of in the Middle East?

    Basically you leave court with or without your head...

    I can tell you first hand that the Middle East is the asshole of the Earth. The people we are at war with would love nothing more than to burn our country to the ground - we need to keep the extremist at bay at all cost.

    What country is the Middle East?

    Can't find it on the map.

    rms02d

  • Leppycole said...

    Without trial??

    Do you know what "trial" consists of in the Middle East?

    Basically you leave court with or without your head...

    I can tell you first hand that the Middle East is the asshole of the Earth. The people we are at war with would love nothing more than to burn our country to the ground - we need to keep the extremist at bay at all cost.

    Jesus was born in the Earth's asshole?

    That is blasphemy Sir.

    This post was edited by rms02d on 12/12/2012 at 12:37 PM

    rms02d

  • Leppycole said...

    Without trial??

    Do you know what "trial" consists of in the Middle East?

    Basically you leave court with or without your head...

    I can tell you first hand that the Middle East is the asshole of the Earth. The people we are at war with would love nothing more than to burn our country to the ground - we need to keep the extremist at bay at all cost.

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  • JMRB said...

    Opposing missile attacks that kill civilians in a country that has not declared war on us = peace freak.

    Cool.

    Lmao. Yes, a country must declare war on us for U.S. to protect itself. (Derp)

    Peace freak is just a phrase used by people. Some of you are pretty feminine with your emotions. Did Rivals close their boards or is 247 having a free trial period again?

    WRobins

  • WRobins said...

    Ah, so you attack someone who asks a question. Good tactic there. I take it you share the same agenda as the serial tweeter?

    Attack?

    I simply answered.

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  • Drone strikes, though they lie within a legal and moral gray area, are an effective method for taking out high value targets. I reluctantly support them in some circumstances. It's interesting to note that Obama, who is regularly criticized for being weak and timid, has really stepped up such attacks.

    Final Countdown

  • devidee said...

    Attack?

    I simply answered.

    Ok.

    WRobins

  • Final Countdown said...

    Drone strikes, though they lie within a legal and moral gray area, are an effective method for taking out high value targets. I reluctantly support them in some circumstances. It's interesting to note that Obama, who is regularly criticized for being weak and timid, has really stepped up such attacks.

    Untouchable really from a political standpoint. No republican, save Ron Paul, would call him out without looking hypocritical.

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  • Imagine what corrupt individuals encompassed within a corrupt government could do with these drones.

    Of course, I'm sure they are only killing the "bad" guys so it's all good.

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    devidee

  • devidee said...

    Imagine what corrupt individuals encompassed within a corrupt government could do with these drones.

    Of course, I'm sure they are only killing the "bad" guys so it's all good.

    Congress OK’s drone flights over the U.S. - New York Daily News

    WASHINGTON - Congress has approved legislation allowing expanded drone flights over the U.S., and possibly some scenic sections of the Empire State. The bill will guide operation of the Federal

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    rms02d

  • Conspiracy theorists get ITT.

    Drones are an efficient and effective way of neutralizing a threat. Most people who condemn such drone uses are also the ones who want to protest because soldiers die in combat (yet drones save our soldiers from front line combat). Drones pose the lowest risk to our soldiers and is one of the best modern warfare tools we have available to our forces.

    Sorry if you disagree with their usuage. Any thing ever created by man can be misused by man. You cannot negate the use of drones based on a risk that someone, somewhere may be able to one day misuse the device. We can go through a long long list of items that have been misused by man, but have great uses today.

    WRobins

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