U.S. Kills Al Qaeda Leaders by Remote Control

The Sunday Times/Fox News ^ | 11/18/2001 | Stephen Grey

[Savage Beast]

Such terrifying technology is a double-edged sword. Neither Jules Verne nor George Orwell could imagine it.

Now more than ever before, Americans must remain eternally vigilant in the defense of liberty.

Such technology helps make the world safe from terrorists such as Atef, Zawahiri, and bin Laden and their Al-Qa'eda network.

But what if men such as these had such technology themselves? People such as they are present in every population and always have been.

What if Hitler had had such technology? or Pol Pot? or Stalin?

Americans must be particularly vigilant toward threats from within the U.S.--internal threats to liberty.

Imagine such technology under the control of a powerful but evil American leader! a psychopathic American president, perhaps! a scoundrel of dazzling charisma! or a president who was a fool! or even one who was misguided!

Imagine Waco or Ruby Ridge under such circumstances.

Now more than ever, Americans must demand that their liberties be secured and must be very wary about trusting the federal government!

America has never before been in such danger--and the real threat is from within!

[Gumption]

Might need some Marines nearby to drag them away for some sleep every 18 hours or so however.

"Just let me kill one more terrorist sir ... please ... PLEASE ... awwwe what a jip."

[Al B.]

Time to allow 13 year old boys in the military. They would pay the government to allow them to sit behind a terminal and control a Predator drone.

LOL...ain't that the truth.  I've got one of 'em I'd send to the cause.  Best hand-eye coordination I've ever seen.

[RushingWater]

Video please!

[aculeus]

"This is modern warfare at work." <>p> Thanks to the creativity of that 'evil' military-industrial complex.

[Cicero]

There have been a lot of media complaints that we have had the terrorist leaders in our Predator crosshairs but let them go because of delays in approval.

This article certainly raises the question of whether or not there may have been good reasons for the occasional delay.

[Enemy Of The State]

That is the longest run-on paragraph I have ever read. HTML is your friend

[alnick]

That was a great read. Thanks!

[xJones]

This is a very interesting article and thank you for posting it. We got the bombing "mastermind" Atef and around 100 others. They are living in the past, we aren't the Russians and Clinton is no longer president. Osama and Co. have miscalculated so bad that they are bringing down their Taliban hosts. Also, worldwide jihad hasn't broken out. Too bad for them.

[Savage Beast]

Such power and such terrifying technology are unprecidented in history.

[Poohbah]

The fetching Mrs. Poohbah observed that this was an example of the "Couch Potato & Remote Control" Generation at work. In the future...we won't need the F-15s, everything will be unmanned.

[Poohbah]

Wow, as if Waco could be any worse than it was.

Here's a REALLY scary thought: you can put together a lot of this sort of capability with stuff from Radio Shack and the local model & hobby shop.

Imagine terrorists, foreign or domestic, with this sort of gear.

[dirtboy]

In the future...we won't need the F-15s, everything will be unmanned.

That's also from necessity - there are practical limits for manned flight, namely the G-forces pilots can withstand. Future warplanes may easily exceed those forces...

[lavaroise]

This is beyond James Bond, this ROBOBOND!

[Mark17]

Atef's last words: "Somebody set us up the bomb."

What do you suppose was the last thing that went through his mind, like a 2 pound piece of shrapnel, maybe?

[NittanyLion]

The fetching Mrs. Poohbah observed that this was an example of the "Couch Potato & Remote Control" Generation at work. In the future...we won't need the F-15s, everything will be unmanned.

The recruiters will be asking, "What video games have you mastered, and how long have you been playing?" It's an incredible world...

[Poohbah]

What do you suppose was the last thing that went through his mind, like a 2 pound piece of shrapnel, maybe?

Better than the last thing to go through Princess Diana's mind: the windshield :o)

[Poohbah]

Wonder if the last thing they said at Predator HQ just before the bombs hit was "You ARE the weakest link. G'Bye."