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| Don't Ask Don't Tell for Robots |
| 2008-12-17 |
| Or, as Barbarella once said: "I find your love-making a bit too mechanical" In an interview with Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, General David McKiernan, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan said, "these drones do not come under my command." It's part of a delicate diplomatic dance surrounding the stepped-up unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) strikes against the Pakistani-based militants who have become one of the leading dangers for coalition forces in Afghanistan. The Washington Post calls it "a don't-ask-don't-tell policy" for the robotic assaults. "The U.S. government refuses to publicly acknowledge the attacks while Pakistan's government continues to complain noisily about the politically sensitive strikes." This wink-wink-nudge-nudge approach is made easier because the drones hitting Pakistan aren't being operated by the U.S. military, it seems. The Central Intelligence Agency is remotely-flying the UAVs. UPDATE: "The overwhelming bulk of all activity in Afghanistan since the first U.S. forces went in have been basically under the control of the Central Command," Donald Rumsfeld told Sharon, back in 2002. "An exception has been the armed Predators, which are CIA-operated." |
| Posted by:Frozen Al |
| #13 Just because this robot designs clothes and is a hairdresser doesn't mean he's gay. |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-17 13:40 |
| #12 Is that John Kerry in the middle? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2008-12-17 12:04 |
| #11 Could this have been the picture. |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-17 11:59 |
| #10 Go to the sinktrap. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-12-17 11:42 |
| #9 Wish I could have seen what GB got poop listed for. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2008-12-17 11:18 |
| #8 We just have a little trouble controlling some of our rogue elements is all. Paks ought to know how that goes. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2008-12-17 11:17 |
| #7 [GolfBravoUSMC has been pooplisted.] I was wondering about that. I don't think that GB has done anything wrong. But I'm not a mod. And the mods words are law. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2008-12-17 10:38 |
| #6 [GolfBravoUSMC has been pooplisted.] Uh, front frontal robot nudity, GB? |
| Posted by: ed 2008-12-17 09:11 |
| #5 Eeeeeck! GB, that was a mistake. I'll get Fred to fix it. Clicked the wrong one! |
| Posted by: Steve White 2008-12-17 08:06 |
| #4 It's that old Jedi mind trick again: "These aren't the drones you're looking for . . . ." |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-12-17 08:03 |
| #3 Åñëè ÃÃ¥ ñåêðåò ãäå õîñòèòå ñà éò? |
| Posted by: KWScott 2008-12-17 03:36 |
#2 I see nothing! NO-thiiinnng! I know nothing! NO-thiiinnng! |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-17 01:01 |
| #1 Short intel/command chain, quick response. |
| Posted by: Anguger Tojo4943 2008-12-17 00:34 |
