A Drone Warrior's Torment: Ex-Air Force Pilot Brandon Bryant on His Trauma From Remote Killing
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- www.democracyno... - We look at how the United States uses drones in war, and their impact, through the eyes of one of the first U.S. drone operators to speak out. Former U.S. Air Force pilot Brandon Bryant served as a sensor operator for the Predator program from 2007 to 2011, manning the camera on the unmanned aerial vehicles that carried out attacks overseas. After he left the active duty in the Air Force, he was presented with a certificate that credited his squadron for 1,626 kills. In total, Bryant says he was involved in seven missions in which his Predator fired a missile at a human target, and about 13 people died in those strikes -- actions he says left him traumatized. "The clinical definition of PTSD is an anxiety disorder associated with witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event," Bryant says. "Think how you would feel if you were part of something that you felt violated the Constitution."
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A hero for speaking out and for quitting.
A coward for being a drone pilot
During the war in Afghanistan (2001-present), over 31,000 civilian deaths due to war-related violence have been documented; 29,900 civilians have been wounded. Over 111,000 Afghans, including civilians, soldiers and militants, are estimated to have been killed in the conflict.
Brave man for stepping forward.
How ironic it is. You need mindless, heartless drones to operate the drones.
Peace will never come from war, until everyone is dead (in the name of peace)
Go hello! Former US drone operator: US military is "worse than the Nazis". Give it to all the group, you, because in a little while, they will introduce these criminal technologies into society, the "faces" for. to guard us from evil people / terrorists etc. The World Government will use them. Don't sleep with everyone! .
@@dimitriandrei5063 they’ve been signed a order to drone us citizens. Plus with all theses protests and uprisings I’m not surprised how soon it will be.
Another thing, all the people who voted yes on the war in afganistan as well as iraq , arent they also responsible for all the murders...
Brandon Bryant Hope ur doing ok, i dont wanna give any religious bs witch is man made but just the truth, god dont give up on anyone and is all forgiving, u know what u have to do repent, only god can save ur soul heart and spirit and set you free again.
Plus the Bush & Obama voters frankly.
Not that the window of discourse ever allows for such attributions to the inviolable 44th POTUS 😒
Hello! Former US drone operator: US military is "worse than the Nazis". Give it to all the group, you, because in a little while, they will introduce these criminal technologies into society, the "faces" for. to guard us from evil people / terrorists etc. The World Government will use them. Don't sleep with everyone! .
@@dimitriandrei5063 complete facts and also spread the word of the governments being corrupt trying to brainwash young gamers into joining the military which is pretty scummy and also don't get me started on the other stuff.
LET HIM SPEAK.
This was NOT A PILOT. he was an enlisted Sensor Operator.
6:55 Correction, the public was mislead in an attempt to convince us that we *needed* to go in
A drone warrior? No, they are drone cowards.
These drones have killed thousands of human beings.. 99percent innocent. More people should come out and speak out against war crime's. Much respect for this man for speaking out.
Trippin
6:55 - Don't forget boss, everything that the Nazis did was "legal".
Go hello! Former US drone operator: US military is "worse than the Nazis". Give it to all the group, you, because in a little while, they will introduce these criminal technologies into society, the "faces" for. to guard us from evil people / terrorists etc. The World Government will use them. Don't sleep with everyone! .
I've known Brandon since we were both in Clovis, NM. I was in a different career field than he, but we've remained friends. He is trying to get people to understand what the job entails.
You mean the job of a United States Soldier which it seems he couldn't even hack as a Payload Operator on the Predator Platform? Would have hate to see him with boots on the ground, outside the wire kicking down doors.
@@Hooligoon78 I would definitely hate seeing bootlickers continue being bootlickers :(
@@regriefing1807 I don't think you can be a bootlicker when you are the one wearing the boots. Try again.
@@Hooligoon78 nice try lad I already gained a citizenship in Norway but atleast you tried my friend ignorance is bliss son you should learn that sometime instead of being a bootlicker to a country which already has your freedoms taken away a long time ago and it's not fun wearing boots at all the time :(
So you are hiding with a Norwey's citizenship.. Good luck bro. My buddy, a former airman has Poland's citizenship now
Here's another thing. I met a guy that worked on a new system for drone strikes. He said there's about a 4 second delay from the video feed and thats unacceptable for taking shots at moving target. So they developed a system where the operator selects the target, the drone tracks it, and when the operator says fire the drone follows the target and engages. We're making baby steps in a truly fucked direction. Thank god this guy is talking because all we need is an educated population and an open conversation.
This interview is completely deceiving and this guy is misrepresenting himself. He’s not even a Pilot. He was an enlisted sensor operator. He was never “in control” of a predator and Sensor Operators never fire a missile. Horrible reporting.
they purposely separate the tasks in drone operation to disseminate the 'guilt' and culpability of a strike. No single 'operator' is in control of the entire strike and it is therefore a matter of 'just taking orders.' like good soldiers do.
'Joystick pilots' are just flying the drone. target acquisition is up to someone else, arming the weapon and firing it are up to someone else. the chain of command is in place.
Hes a liar and a coward
"he was an Air Force Pilot who served as a Sensor Operator" Okay so he was a sensor NOT a pilot, got it
What a weirdo. His priorities seem to be about being taken seriously as a warrior rather than killing innocent lives or killing in the MOST COWARDLY WAY POSSIBLE.
I support anti-death.
Gosh can't these people let him finish his sentences and then ask questions
Very articulate guy. Thanks for this interview. Good questions.
I hope this guy goes on to find happiness, meets the love of his life and has plenty of children ... Then has them all taken from him at once, tragically murdered. It wouldn't even compare to the suffering he has caused by murdering 1,626 innocent people but it's a start.
Wow .... let me get my head around this, this poor excuse for a human got a piece of paper ( certificate) for killing over a thousand humans with a drone .a drone that he mans from a different country then the one the people he kills are in and his orders come via chat ..? So he has sit there in his little trailer ( nice and safe) watch someone die because of his attack and witness this person bleed out from his leg blown off. but hay he may have trauma from watching what he did on a screen( poor little order follower) no way this is war it's just slaughter .. thanks for sharing Brita Purvis
I would like to point out the red lens covering over the right eye and showing us the left eye ..... ( nice photo for his book)
How do you know all those people were inocent
It can be hard for people to understand this, but people can still easily get mentally engaged into a conflict/contest/fight when not physically present as a physically present person can be mentally engaged as well.
That's just how the human body works. There is plenty of research on the subject of this and many of these people have PTSD.
Imagine being in your own country and theres drowns flying in the air from another country watching you ready to destroy you if you become a threat.. something out of a movie... people from UK and USA are very lucky
From 2006 to 2011 he was a camera operator (sensor operator) of unmanned drones of the United States Air Force. that's what he was yet Democracy Now has him identified as a former AF Drone Pilot....
I cant listen to this.
he shoulda ''droned" his own people - like that US sergeant that shot his brother officers on that base
You are so fucked up, but deep down you know that
they are already stalking their own people with drones unjustly putting us on watchlists.
Consider Drone/RPA pilots as Snipers, consider Drone as Sniper Rifle and Hellfire Missiles as Bullets, that's it!
It may not be 'Just War' to a soldier it's 'Just' War!
All cowards
A sensor operator is NOT a pilot...He is an observor, just like for artillery, naval guns, etc. This tool is just trying to SELL his book!
I guess remorse over the possible murder of civilians and children with drone strikes and a warning against the "inappropriate" usage of military unmanned aerial vehicles is what he is attempting to express in this interview.
This guy should have never been in the military.
+Brah Sumatra yeah, they probably need more heartless, and certainly more brainless mercenaries
***** Nice generalization of everyone else who serves, you stay classy.
wasn't that what you were saying, that he just ain't "tough" enough? ...to swallow petty second thoughts? ...don't forget to obey
Spare me your killing "sacrifices".
+Tobias Beer Are you a guy who loves his freedom and hates the military? You can't be both.
Downside of killing through remote control is communication. You obey orders, you cannot communicate directly with the subjects and decide on your own conclusion. Besides, watching the monitor screen you can concentrate more on the suffering of the victim, while on spot you usually have got to watch out against other attacks and don't observe the victims so carelessly.
interested to see where this guy goes. i feel that people like him that speak out, military or not, are the true patriots. not just of america but all over the world. too many empty headed people with no experience of things like war and destruction are the people that get the most people listening, and not the men and women who have been there and actually know what its like.
Brandon, thank you very much for helping us understand, and for having the patience to answer the foolish along with the reasonable here. I am frankly envious of your courage, and I hope it stays strong.
I just enlisted as a drone pilot for the army (15W). I think it's a pretty bad ass job
learned nothing from the video it seems.
@@JimmySentence this is fucking wild, I saw this comment while I’m getting dressed for PT at my second duty station on my second contract. Side note I am not a 15W I was DQed due to my depth perception 😂😂
Let's also talk about the suicides that happen for units that operate these vehicles.
How someone pressing buttons to attack people thousands of miles away can call themselves a "Warrior" is completely beyond my comprehension.
bless the souls that speak out.
He misses the point. "Think how you would feel if you were part of something that you felt violated the Constitution."
He should simply state "Think how you would feel if you were taking part in killing people". US army has really conditioned their soldiers to think in a narrow window. Nevertheless, I'm happy he discuss this openly, he will recover.
well the purpose of every army is killing people.
Whah. I'd have more respect if he'd have done all this when he was a drone operator rather than serve his whole time and then suddenly find the horror in what he did for years.
You cant exactly quit the military there fam
@@peterlafleur6531 yup they will brainwash those RPA pilots to come back for more war crimes that aren't justified at all literally.
He did have the choice to refuse the command if he thought it was wrong. They may have replaced him and the next guy may have followed the order but at that point, he would have done all he could do and his conscience would be clear. Every person in the german military during world war 2 had the same decision to make. The difference being, they would have lost a lot more than just their job.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke
Sir, engaged military is complicated
Exactly.
I hate what the media, Bush administration, and Obama administration have done to the word "patriot".
bluedollars they are from the same breading nest
They (US Military) have the best intel on the planet. He says that his second op, that they (the insurgents) were being watched for days, and he got the fire order from above. So whoever that was watching from their "chatroom" locations had to know that there was a number of "friendlies" at that location. But the order was given anyway. I don't blame him or his squadron. I commend him for stepping out. We all know that this was and is going on, he just solidified it to being fact. Pray for him.
There is a lot internally going on here. He is trying to cope with what he as done. Do first and ask questions second. It's ok Brandon, ask for forgiveness and all will be ok.
a military that think, a rare case.
how many fuckn times she going to cut him off... lol
that dude doesnt come across as genuine. he seems like one of those women that always want attention. then he says he wanted to get reassigned to a different post but didnt want to because someone wouldnt be as good as killing as he was. and then that mess about the constitution.
something just isnt right about that dude, i wish someone more genuine would come forward and talk about the details of what goes on behind the scenes of drone strikes.
Didnt watch it, but did the guy want people to feel sorry for him? lol
Brandon Bryant Thanks for telling your story. Sorry you're getting so much hate.
Brandon Bryant I'd like to ask you several questions, i'd appreciate it if you answer them:
1) Did you watch Al Jazeera's documentary about collateral murder? they actually went and interviewed the innocent victims families.. What do you think of it?.
2) Did you develop any chronic back-pains or sight problems from prolonged missions? if so, then since the U.S is becoming like Israel - then are you going to file for disability requests?.
3) Have you received any medals for your participation in the program & have you received any death threats & has anyone ever came close to assaulting you?.
4) Can you think of any reason - that sounds logical for the brain to say "Yeah, he's totally right" to justify the killing of your children or if you have no off-springs then the children of your friends, relatives or family members?. Can you please tell all of us a sentence that would justify you or any other drone pilot or operator to sit in a cockpit or a control room and fire a hellfire missile that kills a child or pre-born baby in his mothers womb?.
5) You don't seem that concerned about the fact you've committed genocide (1626 is equivalent in quantity to a small village), wheres the evidence/proof of your claims?, military discharge record, some certificate that proves your participation... (Just curious to see what's written on them).
6) You seem upset about killing people but didn't you ever think of "Why i didn't fire" or "We should fire more missiles" like all israeli pilots seem to be upset about?, what is your biggest upset from this experience?.
7) Do you think blue skies will ever be safe again? do you feel fear from blue skies? do you worry about the powers over the u.s maybe turning the drones and military on its own people soon?.
These are serious questions, they are all trick questions.
My comment: Personally i would not shed a single tear if somehow the people you & your countrymen have been bombing do somehow infiltrate and liquidate all the people & equipment inside the drone's main operational airbase but i think what's going to happen is just americans making more movies to cry out the guilt and then conclude you weren't fighting or bombing afghans, somalis, iraqi's, pakistanis, yemeni's, libyan's, sudanese or syrians but fighting yourselves...
We could & will never rely on Israeli dynamic to end change its methodology of genocide, the U.S whom used to condemn Israel for 'targeted killings' as they were never targeted (Salah Shahade, best example) now talks about preemptive strikes against "imminent threats" that work on the core basis: if someone even thinks of harming america - even if he's just a peasant with no internet or electrify then he must be taken out in a drone strike, even if we dont have any evidence he conceived such notions in the first place, its only important that we speculate he did and thats enough.. Thats the evidence.
P.S i hope to see two things in my life: A) The u.s falls into civil war and americans get a taste of their own medicine while the rest of the world pulls out popcorn and enjoys the vile filth of this planet fade away without being dragged into a needless, pointless world war 3 that would still end with the u.s empire collapsing.
B) punishment to all murders - be it the CIA backed and funded ISIS mass murderous pieces of shit or people like U.S officials like rumsfield & obama, you specially are just a tool - replaceable with ease but your superiors that run the show are not and they are the ones responsible.. Now if some how you got punished by several bullets from a silenced pistol to the head, i wouldn't shed a tear, but if that does happen in the u.s - it better happen where it would matter
(i know it will never happen, but thats how much hatred it derives from people like me & others in western asia, that are just fucking so angry at drone strikes and our incapability to just shoot them all down..Only country capable of doing that is Iran which isn't a u.s backed puppet state like KSA is.. )
Brandon Bryant What you said really touched me, extremely unfortunate situation we all live in.
You were simply following orders while you were aware of the fact: something is not right here. In the back of your mind you knew its not your fault because if it wasn't you operating the system then it would of been someone else, but.. I think at age 20-21 its really hard to just step up and say no or to change the policy/the way its carried out, you are more soft then for propaganda and ordering.. I know because i see it right here where i live (Israel).
More people should hear this, you should speak more often and perhaps head-spear a committee that brings back humanity to its feet - humanize everyone, but i also realize you repeating the horrors of your story could deeply and negatively effect your well-being.
I think you could take charge and testify in front of the senate in regards to the legality and validity of drone strikes & their aftermaths, as well as investigate for the u.n in a form of inquiry/inspections.. This all sounds too much though - you posting online and updating through social media is enough as well, i realize you went through a massive ordeal and i kind of know a bit how you feel since i did speak to fellow israeli soldiers that served in the IDF and they spoke of a tend of negligence and apathy when it comes to military operations in gaza & the west bank, its unbelievable pressure and feeling of guilt but what you're doing opens up people's eye and
makes us all realize - we're all human.
And this shit needs to stop, there is no need for us to conflict and war each other all the time, we can simulate the period of el amarna and equalize the powers on the world through peace treaties and trades that don't subjugate enslavement of nations but place everyone on the same playing field and equality.
See if i could turn from just extreme anger at you (wanting to see you get punished) - to understanding and compassion then anyone can do the same... Even the worse of criminals in western asia (arabia), eastern asia, europe and africa were at one point or the other innocent people too.. From the child soldier in Africa that was raised and brainwashed to kill to the u.s soldier that's placed in situations where he has to commit atrocities under false pretexts while being misguided/misinformed by his officials.
We all make mistakes, real men correct them and make sure they never happen again.
But you are right, more killing and killing will only bring more.. Killing, pain, sorrow & death..Which isn't beneficiary to humanity, we must stop this waterfall of blood thats being shed in the name of religion, democracy, rule of law & freedom all over the world.
If you can learn to hate blindly then you can learn to love blindly, now days i feel so much more desensitized from it all, everyone does.. It's like everyone is just waiting for their turn to for shit to get ugly for them.
But your comment actually awoke me because you took your time and wrote back, logically and sanely and what you said perfectly made sense and you did not avoid the trick questions my peers keep asking but never get an answer for (we ask it on state tv, online shows etc.. "What justifies the killing of your child", which is: nothing justifies it, no father can see his child killed for any reason at a young age, no father or mother could ever want the same feeling for any other parent, to have your child snatched from you..).
I thank you and i salute your courage.. Really well spoken and you understand your situation perfectly.. I have to do more as well here, i don't do enough when i can do much more, your defensive statement made so much sense to be honest.. I did not expect such a strong response, you can never be a politician though - because politicians have to lie :P.
Stay safe and take care of yourself.
(edit: The name of the al jazeera documentary i've mentioned is called Permission to engage, shown on their tv program Witness.. Its shocking, they've really done their research on that event, not just superficial research and lip service like fox news, found here:
www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2012/08/2012823616123717.html
Now days al jazeera lost all of its objectivity and is responsible for the sectarian strife in iraq and syria, it was good till the arab spring started.. ).
Brandon Bryant So basically you're milking TV interviews for money because you operated a camera? Grow a fucking sack dude. You can't see details from an MQ1 camera, you can see body parts, but not details. Enjoy your fat stacks of 10s you disgraceful manchild.
Dad dicks galore I highly doubt DemocracyNow (or anyone else) pays him for interviews. If I had killed a bunch of people and later decided I was wrong, I wouldn't be broadcasting my face to thousands (or millions) of people. Given what he did and what he thinks about it, I think he's brave to do interviews like this.
Pakistan did not attack America, Yemen did not attack America, Somalia did not attack America, but these are the main areas of drone strikes. Do some research before you try to be a commentator.
You might have had the peoples permission but the public made it very clear we never wanted these wars.so we have to ask "who are the people,in we the people"?.the same criminals who call themselves our leaders when they are our representatives.or are they?.this sol-dier is not traumatized ,hes feeling shame and guilt
know one can say who is a threat or not know one is innocent.
it is the lack of empathy for the victims..I think, he seems ok with the legality.
very nice comment. ima have to let that mellow and investigate that other interview as well. thanks
I dont see what difference following the constitution makes. Its about morality and is "waging aggressive war" ever justified on moral terms.
a very brave man with integrity and a conscience. I'm sure there are many more in the U.S. military who have/had a crisis of conscience but fear going public.
a brave man? after he killed thousands people? a brave man is the one who refuse to do such things, not the one with crocrodile tears!
Valettam ......and if he hadn't come forward.......you wouldn't be the wiser.
Brandon Bryant thank you for your bravery and honesty Brandon. Some people just don't get it, that they should be more concerned with those that are giving the orders than with the subordinates carrying them out.
Paddy Theosophist Why? Their orders would be meaningless if there wasn't mindless mercenaries willing to follow those orders. If some lunatic gave me an order to kill someone I wouldn't do it. Period. I would never bypass my conscious of what is right and wrong. What's the point of even having a conscious if you don't listen to it?
Brandon Bryant Fair enough. Sorry for going overboard and thank you for finally doing the right thing. If only that could have happened before so many innocent victims got slaughtered. :-(
Sooner or later the worst will come to pass and drone warfare becomes who has the highest score,
There is power that will ask you what ever you do in this world.
Follow God
Get over it you never hsve faced the whistle of a bullet winging past you.. or wearing blood stains from your platoon members on your clothes for days
what were u doing in their country ? youd shoot some m....rf..k...r in ur country in a heart beat
peter munny you don't get it, and you don't know the heart of a soldier (which by the way you would beg to defend you if you were under physical threat). Your mind numbing self-delusion is showing the coward you truly are.
hahahaha thank u for showing everyone who reads these posts what u are. hu ra
u ve been used mate, ending these wars is simple, stop making ammunition ! a few people in russia usa china france uk and israel are making lots of money on the deaths of ignorant grunts and they willing go into the breach to defend " right and freedom ( yeah right, usa passed 80,000 "laws" and regulations alone last year, some "freedom" ) and to keep their "honor" clean " open ur mind and find out how this world is really run, good luck to you
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bully pulpit
There's a difference between killing an enemy in the heat of battle, and looking at them carefully and removing their lives. This is why most snipers are cold hearted and psychologically tough. It's a requrement.
AVeryConfusedMan
"psychologically tough" or just psyco ? rofl
oh and cowardly
Why didn't he just ask for a transfer out?
Bet he was in special force or first class AF
Go talk to an 11B.....
dumbass
Killing is no peace
Shinwari Shooting 2007
Late evening on marriage gathering in Shinwari Nangarhar province of Afghanistan they start drone on innocent. Kids
93 martyr
60 women 26 kids 7 men
And they just said SORRY
First, the incident was denied and only after it became irrefutable than came a partial apology. All those families and people gone with a press of a *button*.
Having said that, Brandon Bryant, is doing the right thing by speaking out. *I absolutely admire him and his courage*.
Tofaan Shinwari They want war we can give it to them, the pathetic cowards that live in the MIDDLE EAST ( FYI talking about the civilians not ISIS) Because ISIS has balls, they have guts, they aren't coward. They will stomp your country into the dust, and build their Empire, and honestly. If the worthless cowards that call them self civilians in that country are willing to let it happen without a fight. Then they are no better then the NAZI's of Germany. They sit on their hands like pathetic unintelligent children expecting "GOD" or in this stupid case "ALLAH" to save their weak ass. While ISIS says "Praise ALLAH" and simply does the work themselves. You can see who will win this war, ISIS will own the Middle East eventually, the people are weak and scared. They don't know how to stand up for themselves, even their military is getting demolished. It is very entertaining to watch a country die to their own people from across the globe in my AC house, eating my waffles with butter and syrup. Excuse me I need a glass of milk. :)
Psycoholic2008 you are a sick person...please get some help
I call bullshit...... I can still smell the popcorn in his mouth....
i can see that, good point
that lady isn't likable at all
Now Brandon needs to wear a diaper all the time.
I will agree this much with you placenik. America needs to start minding their own damn business. We should not be police for the entire world. Personally, I would be for pulling our troops home, closing our borders, and telling the whole world have at it and go get bent. However, the rich and powerful in all these countries will never let that happen. I'm all for a seclusionist America.
Wow I feel sorry for this man.. He is going to Hell!! They all are going to hell because of their attitude toward their crimes.. Brandon maybe spared because he is remorseful and trying to do the right thing .. I hope he doesn't end up in hell like his CIA comrades who got blown up at Khost ! Sometimes God has enough and let's both monsters eat each other before flushing the whole rotten lot into Hell! They are burning down there as we speak!
He's human after all
Maybe, but this is what the army demands from them.
So, these 'good' locals were just climbing around in mountains at night with their AK's to protect them from the Taliban? Dude, go get a girlfriend and she'll give you the attention you are craving….
Milania Renelle Leighton I hardly ever saw anyone that was innocent carrying a gun when I was over there,especially at night heading towards a gun fight, oh and you can here the sound of gunshots from pretty far away. Innocent? Hardly!
Could they be locals carrying guns to protect themselves from the Taliban?
Why are you criticizing this guy? And the Taliban WAS only protecting themselves.
@AZ Homes yessir!
I actually met this guy IRL. He is interesting.
None of these guys are pilots they were enlisted men who facilitated on the strikes against the enemy. Enlisted men don't operate aircraft , only commissioned officers and warrant officers.
"terrorist organization that the US formed to fight off the russians in the war in Afghanistan" I guess you missed the part that this was the standing army that defended Afghanistan from the Russians not simply a terrorist organization. Personally, I wish United States would have minded their own business and let Russia take Afghanistan. The Afghany people would have been a hell of a lot better off for it and we wouldn't have had to deal with cleaning up the mess from our lack of foresight.
so, where are all the patriots here on youtube demanding death penalty for him??
That host really looks like Tom Hanks.
DN shut up and let him talk.
Why dont you invite Bradley Manning instead of such criminals?
Thats the crime, but not that of Manning, and its his honor to betray the real criminals:
DGK201 Shure: as long i can go to my cellar and print my own money, I never go bancrupt!
A nation of killers and thiefs - but anyways: never say never!
Well its easily said - how did Hamlet say: "as easy as lieing!"
A tax payer in general, supporting the system the way it works and murders people.... shouldent they also have to stand trial for the all the deaths and horrible killings at the day of judgement , people need to be aware of what their tax money goes to and who they support and in what ways their money support from tax dollars is spendt!
I don't think so. People don't pay taxes voluntarily. They pay taxes because they know if they don't mindless mercenaries, like Brandon Bryant, will come and attack them if they don't.
Brandon Bryant You should stand trial you piece of shit, but don't worry the government gang isn't going to attack one of their own.
Brandon Bryant That will not happen. Don't you find it bizarre that if some government politicians scribbles something down on a piece of paper all of a sudden that makes killing ok in some people's minds? That must be some kind of magical ink that those guys are using. Either that or some powerful propaganda they are using. My bet is on the latter.
Brandon Bryant The us gvt. runs the EU and has everyone of importance and with power, anyone with any say there is on their payroll and then some , its just another propoganda tool they are using and abusing same as they used and abused people like you and others, as well as deceiving the world, i dont know how you are going to re pay back to humanity for all the lifes you have taken or if god ever can forgive such acts , only god knows, you made your own bed and now you have to lay in it, for the rest of your life , and who knows mabie forever.. , yet there is a saying called its never to late to turn around, glad u did , i have good contact with our creators man, and i will talk to them for you and have them contact you and hopefully help you, all glory and power to Jesus christ , the holy ghost and the father , Peace.
"it's constitutionally viable" ... "we were giving... permission by the american public"...
What type of questions are these reporter asking? It's almost like they're doubting is validity. Disgusting, I think the bbc would have done a better job.
Considering he's in GQ with one eyed covered and is doing interviews talking about the military and how they need compassion, I think we know what this is. Please. Next.
what hes flying, which aircraft???
drones are already surveilling American civilians, on American soil, just a matter of time before American citizens are also fired upon.
oh I must of forgot they have already. before and after 9/11/2001. training mission off the coast of new York and jersey
TWA Flight 800
Extremely interesting to see how a video game serial killer thinks. He has virtually no information to go on, except what a blurry screen tells him. I remember Hollywood made a propaganda film a few years ago about drones, with Jamie Foxx and Jessica Biel (Stealth was the name). Hollywood has a mude bigger impact on more people than this guy ever will. Of course they made it look sexy and attractive to conceited young boys who don't know any better. And that's exactly what this guy got suckered into. Only a few thousand innocent people have to die to justify the trillions in expenses, but it's worth it for the glamourous and extravagant lifestyle.
I don't think he can see in detail like what he say ,all he can see a blurry screen only half way around the world.
Brandon Bryant I no longer think negatively of drone operators or anyone else working for the corporate elite. I'm not against the corporate elite who take advantage of people's good will because they can hide key information from us all. I've since come to the conclusion that a movement needs to started that allows for any killing to be possible - and any kind of torture but to limit the territory of jurisdiction. There's only a few things that should be done on a global scale - such as free transportation. The movement would also provide everyone with free organic food and free housing.
The world isn't perfect, but we should at least try - the world's armies CAN be used for good purposes. Failing to at least try is resulting in this sanitized, narrow perspective of the world with absolutely no oversight of leadership. I'm opting in for something better than this garbage. GMO food, fluoride poisoned water, autism causing vaccines etc are all unnecessary parts of our garbage global system that may be good at some level but the bad far outweighs it.
i have some sympathy for conscripted soldiers, but not much for people who volunteer to kill people far away on the word of some officer who is listening to a politician. but at least you broke loose from the evil. last i heard, they haven't conscripted anyone since the vietnam war. when you signed up, you handed your gun hand to someone else, and not a good person, either. i did that too, long ago, because i was not eating regularly [the replacement program for conscription] and soon came to feel, being hungry was better by far.
This is the nature of war sadly. You go to war and people die. Sadly, killing your brother comes with a cost. The Mark of Cain is a mark in your brain that never goes away. I pray these soldiers can come to terms with what they have done. I hope they can remember that Afghanistan did attack us first. Either way its a rough thing to live with.
Must try harder. Apply yourself.
- The Interwebz
War is brutal it's the way it is and me myself plan on being an rpa soon. War will never be peaceful and you will never see the brighter side of it. So if you wanna join be wiling to see the bloodshed of other human beings.
Going round your mind forever more.
Yadi yadi yadi, he's just wanting to justify his actions because he knows what he did in the name of "Democracy" was wrong! These guys know what's going on and they stand behind the lies!
Can Amy stop coughing?
Toughen up you join the military to do what play patty-cake
i really dont know what to say
hes a coward. Nothing else to say.
This guy saved American lives, yet he feels remorse, Fuck the enemy, They are the ones who chose to fight the US troops. You didn't put a rifle in their hands and make them do anything. I can understand it's very human to have a conscience and remorse/regret of killing those hostiles, What about the guys on the ground? You dealt death through a joystick and a screen, How do you think the troops on the ground feel like? Having there buddies killed? Come on man....
ArgonsRebuttle where is this "proof" of the U.S taking the countries oil and resources, you Ignorant fuck.
k5krusher
It was the US government who supported Hitler and his Nazis up until they tried to invade England.
It was the Soviet communist troops ended Hitler's Nazis and liberated Jews from concentration camps.
Ford Motors assisted Nazis in making military vehicles.
IBM designed and made the computers for Nazis to keep track of Jews through the code tattooed on their arms.
Home & Garden magazine praised Hitler's Bavaria cottage home.
Time magazine praised Hitler.
Hey krusher...how would you like it if some great power just arbitrarily decided that some target in your suburb was a "legitimate military target" and started killing people randomly? Wouldn't YOU develop a murderous rage to avenge the people killed from the sky? That's why they "hate you zombie-yanks for your freedoms"..lol.
D dicin
Well i can say that i am fortunate to live in a society where military operations of that sort don't happen, We have due process and rights for people accused of crimes here.
I think collateral damage is a terrible thing that unfortunately cannot be avoided. Some of those targets are in fact legitimate and deserve to be taken out.
Maybe these assholes should have considered their surroundings and innocent people living around them before endangering their neighbors and families. How about you blame the Taliban for instance for using said people as human shields. They are cowards, plain and simple.
Saved American lives... where? In New York, Houston, Dallas? Ah no, not there...
now= nwo
Collateral damage is a sad fact of War..
Sad and true, but that doesn't imply that it is acceptable in perpetuity. People act as if this war is particularly "dirty" and while I think that's true to an extent, it is essentially the future of warfare (barring a WWIII against a Russia or China or nuclear power etc.) Warfare has forever been changed, and the resounding reaction is that its form and function are not worth the various costs and that it makes more enemies than it eliminates. The death toll is still peanuts compared to WWII or Vietnam. Warfare will increasingly come to be largely targeted raids by SOF, and what amounts to the assassination of key combatants/figures. Killing and targeting people is far to easy nowadays, and that should bring with it a whole bevy of concerns, but in many ways, isn't it more ethical compared to imperialistic invasions and soldiers and civilians dying in vain? Perhaps such warfare is not as profitable as the invasion of Iraq.
Drone strikes are favoured when the target is in the open trying to minimize collateral damage as much as possible of course that's easier said than done..
I am thinking...how would you people in USA feel as a collateral damage in a war, that would be acceptable if happend in your country also?
I'm a Nintendo warrior
may as well use prisoners to deliver the final blow for a reduced sentence.
Comeon dude ! All these a countries are being ducked by the so called saviour! So mean to tell me you don't know that we cause and redeem all situations! Shame on you blaming local people living in mad houses!
Hope he goes to hell together with all the others responsible for this crimes!
lol
As an american you are not just praying, but you make it happen. Thats why I send my best wishes to your realm of evil, and when it gets part of the fog of crumbling empires very soon, I know one thing for shure: there is nothing wrong, this is justice in action, and after the smoke has settled the world can breath free again.
Thanks for confirmation!
Thanks for confirmation, thats how I assessed you!
So you were wrong and I was right in assessments.
People are good at telling us the problems while they havr no clue about the solutions. How then should these islamists be eliminated?