U.S. Blocks Entry for Pakistani Lawyer, Outspoken Critic of Drone Attacks
Source: Common Dreams
Published on Monday, April 9, 2012
by Common Dreams
(photo: meesh)
The U.S. government is preventing a Pakistani lawyer and outspoken critic of drone attacks from entering the country. Rights groups say the move further silences the U.S. drone program's impact on civilians across the world.
The lawyer, Shahzad Akbar, has been invited to speak at the International Drone Summit this month organized by CODEPINK and the legal advocacy organizations Reprieve and the Center for Constitutional Rights. But Akbar has not received the necessary visa nor any information regarding his application for the visa filed in May 2011.
“Denying a visa to people like me is denying Americans their right to know what the U.S. government and its intelligence community are doing to children, women and other civilians in this part of the world,” Akbar said. “The CIA, which operates the drones in Pakistan, does not want anyone challenging their killing spree. But the American people should have the right to know.”
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"The mathematics are Machiavellian and their logic is inescapable. For the mere price of 3000 souls, the return on investment has been exponential: tens of thousands tortured, hundreds of thousands killed, millions relentlessly survived, billions frightened lest they be next. It is the dream of real numbers, the holy grail of realpolitik, a down payment on the permanent war economy, a blank check for purchasing the dreams of future generations. It is, in short, the emperor’s handcrafted new clothes in full regalia."
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...it's the ''reality'' of free speech they seem to have the biggest problem with.
- Particularly when that speech comes in the form of hard questions they don't want to answer.
...for just as long as we have access to the technology. And they're working on limiting that access as we speak. Likewise, as a result of our replacing reality with a virtual one, we will have conceded more power to the very Police State that some seem unable to see.
- If they'll ignore our Constitutional rights (in full view of everyone I might add), why would we expect for them to stop there?
Who are funded and supported by the USA (CIA).
- Just like bin Laden used to be.....
And open one's self up to another episode of American Star-Chamber Drone Justice?
Homeland Security doesn't release ''facts'' to the public.
- It's for your own good though.......