Drone Summit in DC

This weekend, there is a drone summit in DC - wish I could be there!  This photo was taken by Col. Ann Wright, a tireless activist for peace and justice. I join the people at this summit in working for, and hoping for, a country that acts on morality and justice - instead of a country that believes that evil must be done because the other side is evil. We are the monsters we are afraid of. Maybe some accurate information will help achieve the goal of a just and moral country.

“Forcing the Administration to publish information is crucial, because in the court of poorly informed public opinion, the Administration has gotten away with two key claims that the record of independent reporting strongly indicates are not true: 1) U.S. drone strikes are "narrowly targeted" on "top level terrorist leaders," and 2) civilian casualties have been "extremely rare." Poll data shows that majority public support of the drone strike policy is significantly based on belief in these two false claims; if the public knew that either of these claims were not true, public support for the policy would fall below 50%. By keeping key information secret, the Administration has been able to avoid having its two key claims in defense of the policy refuted in media that reach the broad public.”

The rest of the article is here.