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United Nations: Give Us Drones!

Libs_Are_UsefulIdiots Wrote: Nov 24, 2012 9:18 AM
Chestertonfan Wrote: 21 minutes ago (8:53 AM) The EPA already uses drones all over the US. Some friends of mine have a cattle ranch in Wyoming and I have relatives withe a ranch near Leadville Colorado. Both see drones flying by regularly. > Indeed there are many accounts of the EPA using drones But what I'm perhaps a little MORE concerned with is it's the Dept. of Homeland Security that Wants to More Than Double Its Predator Drone Fleet INSIDE the US.
westriversd Wrote: Nov 24, 2012 10:54 AM
Yes and they are really defending our southern border with them. Illegal alien intrusion into the USA has virtually stopped? Just ask Nappytolino.
Wehavemettheenemy Wrote: Nov 24, 2012 9:27 AM
Where else would the department of HOMELAND security put their fleet?
Libs_Are_UsefulIdiots Wrote: Nov 24, 2012 9:30 AM
The Dept of Homeland Security DOES NOT NEED a fleet of anything to spy on Americans.

Well this is fun: the U.N. looks like it's attempting its own military build up, now expressing interest in procuring drones from member countries. Ostensibly for purposes of monitoring the situation in the DRC, the drones would nevertheless represent a new frontier in terms of the international body's available powers. The Weekly Standard reports:

"The United Nations wants to use drones for the first time to monitor fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda has been accused of aiding rebels," says the report, quoting U.N. officials.

The international body "is considering a range...

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