"a drone which now stares down at a single house or vehicle could keep constant watch on nearly everything.... a constant stare.... the Gorgon Stare, named for the mythological creature whose gaze turns victims to stone"
Or a BLOODY PULP, as the case may be.....
"Drones’ ability to watch enemies gets upgraded" by Los Angeles Times | November 4, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon plans to dramatically increase the surveillance capabilities of its most advanced unmanned aircraft next year, adding so many video feeds that a drone which now stares down at a single house or vehicle could keep constant watch on nearly everything that moves within an area of 1.5 square miles.
The year after that, the capability will double to 3 square miles. Military officials predict that the effect on counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan will be impressive. “Predators and other unmanned aircraft have just revolutionized our ability to provide a constant stare against our enemy,’’ said a senior military official.
So WHEN is it turned on YOU, American? Hasn't it already and you just aren't being told (or reminded everyday) by the "newspaper?"
Unmanned MQ-9 Reaper aircraft now produce a single video feed as they fly over surveillance routes, and the area they can cover largely depends on altitude. The new technology initially will increase the number of video feeds to 12 and eventually to 65. Like the Reaper and its earlier counterpart, the Predator, the newest technology program has been given a fearsome name: the Gorgon Stare, named for the mythological creature whose gaze turns victims to stone.
I'm sorry, readers, but THAT IS SICK!!!!
Them and their SICKENING NAMES for the TYRANNY and MURDER of which they are so proud!
Unmanned aircraft, used both for surveillance and for offensive strikes, are considered the most significant advance in military technology in a generation. They not only have altered the conduct of warfare, but have also changed the nature of the policy debate in Washington.
Yup, WAR CRIMES and MASS-MURDER are now UP FOR DEBATE!!!!
The MASS-MURDER of CIVILIANS and FLATTENING of VILLAGES are now a MATTER of POLICY -- as they ALWAYS HAVE BEEN!!!!!!
The improvements have bolstered the arguments of those in the Obama administration who oppose sending additional troops to Afghanistan. Unmanned aircraft also play a large role in the compromise plans being discussed by the administration. The White House is considering stepping up the use of Reapers and Predators in rural Afghanistan as a way to disrupt the Taliban and militant groups without having to put thousands of additional troops in sparsely populated areas.
He ALREADY HAS, and I DON'T WANT MORE MISSILES STRIKES! I want an END to the OCCUPATIONS and the LIES UPON which they are FOUNDED!!!!
“The technology allows us to project power without vulnerability,’’ said a senior Defense official. “You don’t have to deploy as many people. And in the modern age you want as little stuff forward as long as you can achieve the effects as if you had lots of people forward.’’
Yeah, WHO CARES about all the DEAD BODIES in the DEBRIS DESTRUCTION of some village in some country that Amurkns can't even find on a map.
Sort of makes you wonder how the hell we are losing out there, huh, 'murkn?
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