A group of protesters gathered at the entrance to RAF Waddington yesterday (Oct 26th) to stand against the growing use of drones. Inside the RAF were ceremonially ’standing up’ 13 Squadron, its new drone unit. 13 Squadron has been reformed to operate… Read More ›
Archive for October 2012
A challenge to drone apologists – where is your evidence?
Over the past few week there has been increasing attention to the issues raised by the growing use of armed unmanned drones. As protests at factories and bases have taken place, newspapers have begun to editorialize, politicians have formed committees… Read More ›
Breaking: UK 'stands up' new drone squadron this week
The Guardian has tonight revealed that the RAF will ‘stand-up’ its new drone squadron – 13 Squadron - at a ceremony at RAF Waddington this Friday (26th Oct). The UK’s five armed Reaper drones are currently piloted from Creech Air… Read More ›
New reports shed some light on drone warfare
Four important reports that touch on the issue of drone warfare have appeared in recent weeks. While space forbids a detailed review of the reports, each in turn is extremely useful and well worth reading. Cage Prisoners have released Unnecessary… Read More ›
Drone Protests Grow
Public opposition to the growing use of unmanned drones is being made much more visible this week in protests taking place around the world. The most high-profile event is taking place in Pakistan as Imran Khan leads thousands on a march… Read More ›
Are drones compatible with the idea of just war?
This is an edited version of an article by US Catholic theologians Tobias L. Winright and Mark J. Allman that first appeared in the 18th August 2012 edition of the international Catholic weekly, The Tablet (www.thetablet.co.uk) as ‘Obama’s drone wars:… Read More ›
