tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22354647018321449442024-03-13T03:02:57.760-07:00No Drones North CarolinaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758986582942572564noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-22616573641690167782014-06-05T07:50:00.000-07:002014-07-08T09:16:42.147-07:00Jones a Standout Supporter of Call for Drones Transparency. (Where Are NC Democrats?)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Republican Rep. Walter B. Jones (NC-3) took a principled stand as the first co-sponsor of Adam Schiff's "Come Clean on Drones Killing" bill, now pending in Congress. To date, <a href="http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4372/cosponsors" target="_blank">nine (9) additional co-sponsors have gotten on board</a> - all Democrats.<br />
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As documented in the <a href="http://nationalinterest.org/feature/walter-jones-the-future-the-republican-party-10393" target="_blank">National Interest</a>, Jones has stood up as a critic of U.S. militarism, and lived to tell about it. He is a symbol to many of the possibility for a future for the GOP that actually involves thinking, and resisting imperial overreach. (Though there are plenty in the party who dread the possibility.)<br />
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Meanwhile, where are the other members of the North Carolina congressional delegation on this bill? <i><b>Especially the Democrats? </b></i><br />
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People nationwide who have been protesting drones are contacting their representatives to encourage support for <a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2014/03/congress-progressives-demand-US-drone-accounting.html" target="_blank">H.R.4372: the Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act</a>.
If passed, the bill will require the Obama administration to come
clean about the killings it has carried out using drones -- killings
that, up until now, the administration has been able to pretend don't
exist.<br />
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So now's the time: write or call your member of Congress today. <br />
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To determine what district you live in, go to <a href="http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/</a><br />
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To see an example of a constituent letter, see <a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2014/04/mike-quigley-drones-transparency-hr-4372.html" target="_blank">An Open Letter to Congressman Mike Quigley on H.R.4372: the Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act</a> <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">[SEE: hub page for all <a href="http://nodronesnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/04/reps.html" target="_blank">Resources to SUPPORT the "Come Clean on Drone Killings" Act (Schiff/Jones HR 4372: the Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act)</a>]</span></b><br />
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<b>Related posts</b><br />
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<a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2014/03/congress-progressives-demand-US-drone-accounting.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCaF206pkdFGZ6sM-ccnJsqeHq2i00ZTzJq7dCGVeI9BtZ6GodrzznUmXnzrNdDabqs7KKpbxsUQRGQBwj8sXeOJlhrQtw4ySrPDqQSmlNIQw3qsyMEUiZpAnn2FPvIrhJtn3dfGRC7lQ/s1600/adam_schiff_90.jpg" height="137" width="200" /></a>First
Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) called the U.S.
on the carpet for dodging the call from the international community to
come clean about its drone killings. Then Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and
Walter Jones (R-NC) submitted a bill calling for drone transparency. So
... are we finally going to get the truth?<br />
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(See <a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2014/03/congress-progressives-demand-US-drone-accounting.html" target="_blank">REAL Progressives Demand that the U.S. Come Clean on Drone Killings</a>)<br />
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A 2013 U.N. report makes it clear that the U.S. has to report fully on all its drone attacks.<br />
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(See <a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2013/10/2014-year-of-transparency-for-us-drone.html" target="_blank">2014: The Year of Transparency (for U.S. Drone Use)?</a>)<br />
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The <u>reason</u> the Administration is hiding truth about drones is that <i><b>they don't have a satisfactory answer for how decisions about drone strikes are made</b></i>. As we have known all along, we need the public to <i>think</i>
about how crummy the whole drone program is, and then they will be
ready to be on our side. The best way to get them really thinking is to
shine a spotlight on the secrecy, evasiveness, and deceit involved in
the U.S. drone program.<br />
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(See <a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2014/01/drone-killings-come-clean.html" target="_blank">Drone Killings: Come Clean</a> )
Joe Scarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-54993577260863732972013-08-26T12:17:00.000-07:002014-07-08T09:17:48.415-07:00CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin in NC in August - <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The updated edition of <a href="http://codepink.org/article.php?id=6108" target="_blank"><i>Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control</i></a> by Medea Benjamin has been published! Medea will be holding numerous book events with no drones activists in North Carolina during the last week in August, 2013:<br />
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<b>August 26</b>, 7pm, Carol Woods Auditorium, 50 Dairy Weaver Road, Chapel Hill, NC<br />
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<b>August 27</b>, 7pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, 3313 Wade Avenue, Raleigh, NC<br />
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<b>August 28</b>, 7:30pm, Quaker House of Fayetteville, 223 Hillsdale Ave., Fayetteville, NC 28301<br />
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7pm, Malaprops Bookstore, 55 Haywood St, Asheville, NC<br />
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<b>August 30</b>, 1-3pm, Firestorm Cafe & Books, Asheville, NC<br />
7:30-9pm, Common Light Meeting House, 137 Center Avenue, Black Mountain, NC<br />
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Please share these events widely!<br />
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<br />Joe Scarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-25671028034405293492013-04-09T20:48:00.001-07:002014-07-08T09:18:51.372-07:00April Days of Action Against Drones in Fort Bragg<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A demonstration Saturday at Fort Bragg drew extensive media attention to the increasingly widespread use of domestic military site as bases in the international Drone War.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sophisticated drone model suspended in midair at the entrance to the</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Signs broadcast stark messages to passersby: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The protest, which was organized by the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Quaker-House-of-Fayetteville-NC/161953267192794" target="_blank">Quaker House of Fayetteville</a>, was covered in the <a href="http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2013/04/06/1248651?sac=fo.local" target="_blank">fayobserver</a>. It was one of many demonstrations across the country last weekend to kick off the <a href="http://nodronesnetwork.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April Days of Action Against Drones</a>.</span></div>
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The <a href="http://www.quakerhouse.org/">Quaker House</a> of Fayetteville is protesting outside Ft. Bragg this Saturday, 4/6 at 11 AM. This protest highlights the fact that <a href="https://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/uas-future.pdf">over 100 sites across the continental U.S. have been proposed by the Department of Defense</a> as future drone staging areas.</div>
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A PEACEFUL VIGIL TO CALL FOR A BAN ON MILITARIZED DRONES</div>
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Drone attacks are illegal, immoral, breed hostility and acts of revenge</div>
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Where: Line up on the sidewalk at the entrance to Fort Bragg on Yadkin Rd.</div>
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When: 11:00 AM-Noon on Saturday April 6</div>
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Sponsored by Quaker house</div>
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Information: 910-323-3912</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-29357234394895625362013-02-26T16:05:00.002-08:002014-07-08T09:19:58.956-07:00Call for "No Drones" in North Carolina Colleges, Universities, and Research InstitutionsFriends,<br />
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A national call has been made for <a href="http://nodronesnetwork.blogspot.com/2012/12/national-anti-drone-group-calls-for.html" target="_blank">“April Days of Action”</a> to focus on three key components of U.S. drone work: Drone Manufacturers, Drone Bases in the U.S., and Drone Research. (<a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1170/p/salsa/event/common/create.sjs?distributed%20eventkey=708" target="_blank">See the list about nationwide actions and post your own planned actions for April.</a>)<br />
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Given the fact that drones are now the primary weapons of warfare used by the US, and for surveillance both domestic and abroad, the research and development of this warfare is growing rapidly at academic institutions, in our towns and neighborhoods. Drones are the perfect instrument for endless war that kills civilians, even as they target “militants” in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and Afghanistan.<br />
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Academic institutions often receive large grants from the U.S. Department of Defense, enabling them to build labs within schools of engineering, for instance. We are well aware that without this research in robotics, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), and the accompanying accessories, these drone warfare projects would probably not take place. So there is an interdependent relationship between the universities and the U.S. government and or its Department of Defense and CIA. (CIA drones are used in countries with which the U.S. is not “at war”, ie Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, Mali, and others.)<br />
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While universities tend to publicize some information on their respective websites regarding the drone work, it is most often said to be for non-military purposes. And there are students working in the labs who are convinced that all the research is for humanitarian purposes. However, history has told us that non-military can quickly and easily become military. Moreover research has shown drones make mistakes on recognizing their targets.<br />
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We are therefore asking organizations and individuals, nationwide, to explore any drone research that might be going on at their local university. We are calling for local actions between April 16 and 18, 2013 (Suggested actions are listed below) Our limited research into University and Academic UAV programs indicates that at least one research center is operating in North Carolina: <br />
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North Carolina State University - Raleigh</div>
Before those dates in April we will need to know what information you have acquired about the research and what actions and events your group is planning.This will be shared among groups in the Network. You can send this information to us at notodrone@gmail.com.<br />
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We will have a press committee that will receive your press release and any articles you are able to publish before or after the event.<br />
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This project will complement other outreach, education and action projects that will be launched in April, focusing on drone bases, April 27-28 and drone manufacturers , April 4-6.<br />
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Suggested actions:<br />
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<li>Learn what research is being done by searching on a university website. Look especially at the Engineering Dept.
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<li>Organize a forum, preferably on campus, with speakers and discussion. Be sure to publicize in campus newspapers, and possibly include a professor as one of the speakers. Also include local activists.
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<li>Plan a small meeting with the appropriate persons in the department working on drone research, both professors and students.
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<li>Hold vigils and leaflet on or close to the campus, as well as in town.
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<li>Let us know if you need further tools for your research.
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Thanks in advance for your reply to notodrone@gmail.com. <br />
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With all good wishes,<br />
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Marge Van Cleef, WILPF, Philadelphia<br />
Leila Zand, For USA<br />
Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator, Voices for Creative NonviolenceJoe Scarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-22339368557020000832012-12-11T08:09:00.000-08:002014-07-08T09:33:13.770-07:00Elders for Peace Stage "The Predator"Members of Chapel Hill’s Elders for Peace staged a reading of Jack Gilroy’s new play “The Predator” during their weekly meeting at Carol Woods Retirement Center on Dec 10. Following the reading, audience members asked questions of the performers, who remained in character for a spirited discussion of the play’s content. Author Gilroy is making the script available to groups interested in reading and/or performing the two act play, which features an Air Force officer (and drone operator) who is a widow of a Marine officer killed in Iraq, her daughter, who is beginning to question the new age of drone warfare, a pro-drone US senator and a peace activist who has witnessed the devastation of drone attacks first hand.<br />
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For information, contact John Heuer at heu93@aol.com, or call 919-444-3823.<br />
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Read more about <a href="http://nodronesohio.blogspot.com/2012/08/wittenberg-to-perform-gilroys-predator.html" target="_blank">Jack Gilroy's play, <i>The Predator</i>.</a><br />
Read more about <a href="http://awaketodrones.blogspot.com/2012/12/drones-and-friends-of-franz-jagerstatter.html" target="_blank">playwright Jack Gilroy's anti-drone activism.</a>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758986582942572564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-39130500421204241072012-09-07T12:16:00.001-07:002014-07-08T09:35:03.620-07:00DNC Ends, NC Drone Protests Accelerate: Chapel Hill, Durham and BeyondThe week of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte was marked by protests against drones -- both in Charlotte itself, in <a href="http://nodronesillinois.blogspot.com/2012/08/september-4-in-chicago-protest-obamas.html" target="_blank">Chicago (the site of Obama 2012 campaign headquarters)</a>, and in <a href="http://nodroneswisconsin.blogspot.com/2012/09/taste-of-drones-madison-wisconsin.html" target="_blank">other locations</a>.<br />
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The convention came to a climax last night with Barack Obama accepting the party's nomination for a second term, but not before a story began to spread about a <a href="http://www.theamericanconservative.com/valerie-jarrett-threw-me-out-of-the-dnc-for-asking-about-pakistanis-killed-by-drones/" target="_blank">reporter who was ejected from the convention hall for asking questions about drone killings in Pakistan</a>.<br />
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Notably, the Charlotte protests against drones were heightened by the presence of a new drone replica (1/5 actual size MQ-5 Reaper from <a href="http://www.knowdrones.com/" target="_blank">Know Drones</a> in New York State). <a href="http://www.worldcantwait.net/index.php/home-mainmenu-289/7959-world-cant-wait-protests-obamas-drone-wars-challenges-the-lesser-of-2-evils-argument-at-the-dnc" target="_blank">For more photos and video of the drones protests in Charlotte, see the World Can't Wait website.</a><br />
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Protests in North Carolina continue today and tomorrow in the Research Triangle area, and in the days and weeks ahead, and will continue on through the North Carolina Peace Action presence at the NC State Fair, where they will be collecting signatures on a petition to end the drone warfare.<br />
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<b>FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7</b><br />
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5:00 p.m. -- Protest drones in Chapel Hill at the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/occupychapelhill.org/ai1ec_event/vigil-for-peace-and-justice-with-the-society-of-friends" target="_blank">weekly antiwar vigil at Franklin and Eliot</a>.<br />
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<b>SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8</b><br />
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7:00 p.m. -- Protest drones at the <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/events/2012/9/durham_event_1040" target="_blank">Amy Goodman book appearance in Durham at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship</a>.
Joe Scarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-52835205803101498922012-08-29T06:32:00.001-07:002014-07-08T09:35:27.656-07:00Art Exhibit in Charlotte During DNC to Highlight Drones Killing and Terror<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RyufBEiKdCwMIcUpWYjkXOKBWoxlAxM_w2TVrtZ_WgoKRf_upiiCh-wceJ7YhF7ZspVECsJoaWDk6B3hO2a7qwpmJIBfNgCwJ9C6kg8KHCfTLSyDBIaszfKzSkymRecwHgNNWlVI0Fok/s1600/weddings.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RyufBEiKdCwMIcUpWYjkXOKBWoxlAxM_w2TVrtZ_WgoKRf_upiiCh-wceJ7YhF7ZspVECsJoaWDk6B3hO2a7qwpmJIBfNgCwJ9C6kg8KHCfTLSyDBIaszfKzSkymRecwHgNNWlVI0Fok/s400/weddings.gif" height="400" width="247" /></a>Will delegates to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) take time from their upcoming event in Charlotte to open a window into the pain and injury that have been caused by their candidate's drone attacks in Afghanistan and other countries?<br />
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On September 1 through 8, they will be able to view the murals of <a href="http://windowsandmirrors.org/" target="_blank">Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan</a>, a project of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), at Wells Fargo Gallery in Spirit Square.<br />
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An opening reception will be held <b>Saturday, September 1, from 4:00pm-6:00pm</b>.<br />
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Muralists from around the world have contributed their work to create this memorial to the human cost of war in Afghanistan. This collection is a powerful testimony to the violence of war. It is also a story of resistance and the human spirit.<br />
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The exhibit has been part of the effort to educate the public about drones killing and terror, and other aspects of U.S. war-making, in <a href="http://stlukesls.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/art-at-st-lukes-windows-into-the-experience-of-others/" target="_blank">Illinois</a>, <a href="http://nodronesohio.blogspot.com/2012/08/dayton-drones-protest-features-afsc-art.html" target="_blank">Ohio</a>, <a href="http://nodronesiowa.blogspot.com/2012/08/iowa-makes-drone-victims-visible-in.html" target="_blank">Iowa</a>, and <a href="http://windowsandmirrors.org/exhibit-schedule-and-events" target="_blank">many other states</a>.<br />
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The mural above, <a href="http://windowsandmirrors.org/mural/peace-operations-us-airstrikes-weddings" target="_blank">"The 'Peace' Operations of the US. Airstrikes on Weddings,"</a> is by Art Hazelwood and Juan Fuentes of San Francisco, CA. According to the exhibit catalog, "This mural is based on a poster created during the Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939) to protest the aerial bombardment by the Fascists of civilian populations. The original poster showed a dead child and said, “MADRID The ‘Military’ Practice of the Rebels.” The sky in the poster was similarly filled with a web of bombers. In our mural we contrasted the bombers (in this case drones) with a traditional Afghan wedding celebration. The text at the bottom details six documented airstrikes on wedding parties in the course of the war, total civilian deaths are at least 367 at wedding parties alone. It goes without saying that an aerial attack on wedding parties represents only a tiny fraction of all civilian deaths in Afghanistan."<br />
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<a href="http://windowsandmirrors.org/artwork" target="_blank">All murals in the exhibition can be previewed online</a>.<br />
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<b>Wells Fargo Gallery</b><br />
Spirit Square<br />
345 North College St.<br />
Charlotte, NC<br />
Exhibit hours: Mon-Sat. 9am - 6pm; Sun. 1-5pm<br />
Exhibit runs September 1-8, 2012.Joe Scarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-47543016415562252682012-08-26T15:54:00.000-07:002014-07-08T09:35:53.681-07:00VFP and NC Peace Action Say "End Drone Warfare!" During DNC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://ncpeaceaction.org/" target="_blank">North Carolina Peace Action</a> and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.ncveteransforpeace.org/" target="_blank">NC Veterans For Peace (VFP)</a> will launch a joint public outreach campaign during the protests at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to stop the U.S. program of open and covert drone warfare and surveillance.<br />
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As part of the campaign, both the NC Peace Action and VFP tables at the <a href="http://www.pdacommunity.org/north-carolina/2030-progressive-central-the-peoples-convention" target="_blank">PDA "Progressive Central - The People's Convention</a> on Tuesday, September 4, in Charlotte will have a petition to "End Drone Warfare." (See full text below.)<br />
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The outreach and petition effort will be ongoing, including at the NC Peace Action booth at the <a href="http://www.ncstatefair.org/2012/index.htm" target="_blank">North Carolina State Fair October 15-26</a>.<br />
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<b><i>Join North Carolina Peace action and Veterans For Peace to End Drone Warfare!</i></b><br />
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<b>PETITION: End Drone Warfare</b><br />
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To: President Barack Obama<br />
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Our nation is leading the way toward a new form of warfare, where airmen sitting in control rooms thousands of miles away command deadly drone strikes dismissing civilian victims as “collateral damage.” This very real “video-game warfare,” directed largely by the Central Intelligence Agency, is immoral and lacks transparency and accountability.<br />
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Pakistani authorities estimate U.S. drone strikes killed more than 700 innocent civilians in 2009. Instead of making us safer, drone warfare has radicalized people in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, increased anti-American sentiment and perpetuated an endless cycle of violence.<br />
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We, the undersigned, believe drone warfare is illegal and immoral, and we are filled with anguish by the deaths of innocent civilians. We ask our leaders to stop drone warfare, and to lead efforts toward diplomacy and development, not more violence.<br />
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[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]Joe Scarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-8587729006008528992012-08-06T14:16:00.000-07:002014-07-08T09:36:04.697-07:00Protest Drones During the DNC in CharlotteThe <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Democratic_National_Convention" target="_blank">2012 Democratic National Convention (DNC)</a> will be held in Charlotte, NC, beginning on September 3.<br />
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Plans are now in formation to make a strong statement against drones killing and drones surveillance at the convention.<br />
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People from around the country are <a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1170/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=6926" target="_blank">signing up at the World Can't Wait site to connect with drone protest in Charlotte</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Help us raise funds to bring drone replicas for the protest, like the ones used recently in <a href="http://nodroneswisconsin.blogspot.com/2012/07/welcome-to-oshkosh-got-drones.html" target="_blank">Wisconsin</a>, <a href="http://nodronesohio.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-drone-tragedy-revealed-in-indiana.html" target="_blank">Indiana</a>, and scheduled for use in <a href="http://nodronesillinois.blogspot.com/2012/07/fund-appeal-help-support-no-drones.html" target="_blank">Illinois</a> and <a href="http://nodronesohio.blogspot.com/2012/07/september-know-drones-in-ohio.html" target="_blank">Ohio</a>.</span>
If you're in North Carolina and can volunteer to help support the effort on the ground, please contact us at nodronesnorthcarolina [at] gmail.com.<br />
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Read about the <a href="http://nodronesnorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2012/08/vfp-and-nc-peace-action-say-end-drone.html" target="_blank">NC VFP and NC Peace Action petition to end drone warfare</a> to be featured during the protests at the DNC in Charlotte.<br />
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<i><b>ADDITIONAL DETAILS COMING SOON.</b></i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758986582942572564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-89915648138330995072012-07-28T06:39:00.001-07:002014-07-08T09:36:28.326-07:00Tell Congress: STOP THE DRONES!Nearly every member of Congress from North Carolina can be reached on Twitter. Below are their Twitter addresses. If they really represent us, now is the time for them to become responsive to our message: STOP THE DRONES!<br />
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<b>NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION</b><br />
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1st District - GeorgeButterfield: <a href="http://twitter.com/gkbutterfield" target="_blank">@gkbutterfield</a><br />
2nd District - ReneeElmers: <a href="http://twitter.com/repreneeellmers" target="_blank">@repreneeellmers</a><br />
3rdDistrict - Walter B.Jones: <a href="http://twitter.com/RepWalterJones" target="_blank">@RepWalterJones</a><br />
4th District - DavidPrice: <a href="http://twitter.com/repdavideprice" target="_blank">@repdavideprice</a><br />
5th District - VirginiaFoxx: <a href="http://twitter.com/virginiafoxx" target="_blank">@virginiafoxx</a><br />
6th District - HowardCoble: <a href="http://twitter.com/howardcoble" target="_blank">@howardcoble</a><br />
7th District - MikeMcIntyre: <a href="http://twitter.com/repmikemcintyre" target="_blank">@repmikemcintyre</a><br />
8th District - LarryKissell: <a href="http://twitter.com/replarrykissell" target="_blank">@replarrykissell</a><br />
9th District - SueMyrick: <a href="http://twitter.com/SueMyrick" target="_blank">@SueMyrick</a><br />
10th District - PatrickMcHenry: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatrickMcHenry" target="_blank">@PatrickMcHenry</a><br />
11th District - HeathShuler: NOT ON TWITTER!<br />
12th District - MelvinWatt: <a href="http://twitter.com/melwattnc12" target="_blank">@melwattnc12</a><br />
13th District - BradleyMiller: <a href="http://twitter.com/RepBradMiller" target="_blank">@RepBradMiller</a><br />
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Learn more about the Congressional drones advocates in other states -- the <a href="http://nodronesillinois.blogspot.com/2012/05/congressional-drones-caucus-in-states.html" target="_blank">members of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus</a>.Joe Scarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235464701832144944.post-74888112109733064202012-07-27T05:46:00.000-07:002014-07-08T09:36:57.533-07:00North Carolina: First in Flight? Or First in Drones?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIuLf-8AqjBIxPYbkwwmimyCR5hjD-f1CqaiFStTjo3GnYr-wXQBqYrhIBc_DoXoJ3fDSqYge_YLkIfcNMcKB92Gzh2ocWUO509tmScK5H45Fl8L7kgHT8Q_KBBsfPz_nUAciMUULlJY/s1600/nc-bases.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIuLf-8AqjBIxPYbkwwmimyCR5hjD-f1CqaiFStTjo3GnYr-wXQBqYrhIBc_DoXoJ3fDSqYge_YLkIfcNMcKB92Gzh2ocWUO509tmScK5H45Fl8L7kgHT8Q_KBBsfPz_nUAciMUULlJY/s320/nc-bases.JPG" height="153" width="320" /></a>According to the <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/uas-future.pdf" target="_blank">Department of Defense Report to Congress on Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training, Operations, and Sustainability (April 2012)</a>, North Carolina has four locations that have been designated as potential basing locations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) [i.e. drones] (p. 8 ff.).<br />
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The table below gives information on the types of drones that are proposed for basing at each location.<br />
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<td><b>Predator/Reaper type</b>
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<td><b>Shadow/Raven type</b>
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<td><b>Other</b>
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<tr><td>Fort Bragg
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<td>MQ-1B, MQ-1C, MQ-9A
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<td>RQ-11B, RQ-7B
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<td>Wasp, Puma, Viking
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<tr><td>MCB Camp Lejune
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<td></td>
<td>RQ-11B, RQ--21B
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<td>Wasp
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</tr>
<tr><td>MCALF Bogue
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<td></td>
<td>RQ-21A, RQ-7B
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<td></td>
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<tr><td>MCAS Cherry Point
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<td></td>
<td>RQ-21A, RQ-7B
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<td></td>
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<i>NOTE: The report states, "Active FAA COAs allow the transit of VMU-2 aircraft through uncontrolled airspace from the MCAS Cherry Point class "D" surface area to the Restricted Area R5306CID, and from the NAS Fallon class "D" surface area to the surrounding restricted areas. A ground based sense and avoid (GBSAA) solution is currently being evaluated by the FAA to support the 6 nm transit at Cherry Point. However, a network of 14 ground-based observers is still required to comply with the COA while the evaluation is ongoing." (p. 23/4)</i><br />
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Will we see drones flying in the skies of North Carolina soon?<br />
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