Published October 5, 2020 by Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams A group of 15 peace activists on Saturday wrapped up a week-long nonviolent, socially-distanced protest at a Nevada Air Force base housing a command and control center for unmanned aerial drones. For the 11th straight year, CodePink and Veterans for Peace Read more…
By Brett Wilkins Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is calling on the United States military to acknowledge civilian casualties caused by unmanned aerial drone strikes in Somalia, and to compensate those harmed by such attacks. Speaking to the BBC, Omar, who is originally from Somalia, said that the US was obligated Read more…
By Brett Wilkins A former Air Force drone operator-turned-whistleblower is once again speaking out against the atrocities he committed while serving in a military he describes as “worse than the Nazis.” Brandon Bryant was a sensor operator of USAF unmanned aerial drones from 2006 to 2011. His job was targeted Read more…
By Brett Wilkins Also published at Antiwar.com An unconfirmed number of Afghan civilians – reportedly more than 40 – were killed along with the regional leader of a splinter Taliban faction and dozens of militants in a US drone attack in Herat province on Wednesday. Local sources told Tolo News, Afghanistan’s Read more…
By Brett Wilkins October 31, 2019 A recent US drone strike targeting Islamic State (IS) militants in northeastern Somalia accidentally killed two civilians gathering frankincense, according to village elders and a survivor interviewed by Voice of America. VOA reports the attack occurred during the afternoon on October 25 near Ameyra, Read more…