Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Worrisome

on Predator Drone Missle Attacks, in our own words:

Anticapatory self-defense,
"Virtuless killing"
Cubicle warriors
"Squirters" (the targeted people who run for cover as seen on a computer screen)
Rubble and charred stuff
Extrajudicial killings
"The only game in town"
worryingly seductive war, perceived as "costless"
[not] an honorable way of combat

* all phrases are from "The Predator War: What are the risks of the CIS's covert drone program?" by Jane Mayer. The New Yorker Magazine. October 26, 2009.

2 comments:

Amy said...

Just stopping by to say Hi...

Helen McGinn said...

Worrisome? Terrifying! *shiver*

Thank you for your lovely birthday words, it's good to be back to the blogging lark! x

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Worrisome

on Predator Drone Missle Attacks, in our own words:

Anticapatory self-defense,
"Virtuless killing"
Cubicle warriors
"Squirters" (the targeted people who run for cover as seen on a computer screen)
Rubble and charred stuff
Extrajudicial killings
"The only game in town"
worryingly seductive war, perceived as "costless"
[not] an honorable way of combat

* all phrases are from "The Predator War: What are the risks of the CIS's covert drone program?" by Jane Mayer. The New Yorker Magazine. October 26, 2009.

2 comments:

Amy said...

Just stopping by to say Hi...

Helen McGinn said...

Worrisome? Terrifying! *shiver*

Thank you for your lovely birthday words, it's good to be back to the blogging lark! x