georgephillip
Diamond Member
UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Christof Heyns has urged a pause in the corporate progress towards a new world order where machines have the authority to murder human beings.
Heyns wants a global moratorium on the development and deployment of lethal autonomous robots (LARs) which differ from drones in that the former decide when to attack a target without any human input on their choice.
United Nations News Centre - UN human rights expert urges global pause in creation of robots with ‘power to kill’
Which probably sounds comforting to Yemenis although al-Qa'ida might be unhappy about the loss of new recruits:
"SANAA, Yemen -- The United States’ launching of eight drone strikes in Yemen in the span of 13 days has ignited widespread outrage in the country.
"The anger over the strikes, which came as an al-Qaida-related threat shuttered U.S. embassies and consulates in Yemen and 15 other countries, has overwhelmed attention to the threat itself, which many here view skeptically anyway.
“In the end, I think the American reaction has been far more than has been reasonable,' said Abdulghani al Iryani, a Sanaa-based political analyst. 'It comes off almost as a show of strength. But, ultimately, it may end up backfiring, as al-Qaida is getting more attention now than they would have even if they carried out an attack.'"
SANAA, Yemen: Yemenis outraged at spate of U.S. drone strikes - Guantánamo - MiamiHerald.com
What's the one thing any country addicted to war can not afford to run out of?
Enemies.
There seems to be little chance of that occurring as long as thousands of innocent Muslims continue to die from US drones and whatever comes next.
Heyns wants a global moratorium on the development and deployment of lethal autonomous robots (LARs) which differ from drones in that the former decide when to attack a target without any human input on their choice.
United Nations News Centre - UN human rights expert urges global pause in creation of robots with ‘power to kill’
Which probably sounds comforting to Yemenis although al-Qa'ida might be unhappy about the loss of new recruits:
"SANAA, Yemen -- The United States’ launching of eight drone strikes in Yemen in the span of 13 days has ignited widespread outrage in the country.
"The anger over the strikes, which came as an al-Qaida-related threat shuttered U.S. embassies and consulates in Yemen and 15 other countries, has overwhelmed attention to the threat itself, which many here view skeptically anyway.
“In the end, I think the American reaction has been far more than has been reasonable,' said Abdulghani al Iryani, a Sanaa-based political analyst. 'It comes off almost as a show of strength. But, ultimately, it may end up backfiring, as al-Qaida is getting more attention now than they would have even if they carried out an attack.'"
SANAA, Yemen: Yemenis outraged at spate of U.S. drone strikes - Guantánamo - MiamiHerald.com
What's the one thing any country addicted to war can not afford to run out of?
Enemies.
There seems to be little chance of that occurring as long as thousands of innocent Muslims continue to die from US drones and whatever comes next.
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Truly Obama is killing the terrorist and you're bitching? If Obama doesn't kill the terrorist you're bitching. Is there any winning?
