Murder By Any Other Name

November 8, 2021 Leave a comment

by Scott Ritter, published on Consortium News, November 6, 2021 On Aug. 29, the United States murdered ten Afghan civilians in a drone strike. The U.S. Air Force Inspector Gen., Lt. Gen. Sami D. Said, was appointed on Sept. 21, to lead an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the attack. On Nov. 3, Gen. Said released the unclassified findings of […]

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Why the Air Force Wants to Keep Its MQ-9 Reaper Fleet Forever

June 19, 2021 Leave a comment

by Kris Osborn, published on The National Interest, June 13, 2021 The Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone will live to fight another day, or thousands of days, due to a clear service plan to employ the platform for at least the next fifteen years. While this is unsurprising given the number of upgrades the Air Force has performed on the […]

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