Faces Behind The Terror Drones
'While the world debates the legal and ethical implications of unmanned combat, there is little acknowledgment that these weapons are anything but unmanned.
“At the end, it’s always about people, no matter what,” said Asaf Gilboa, a former UAV operator for the Israeli Air Force who is now the CEO of Themis, an international UAV consultant firm.
The drone itself consists of five or six parts that can be dissembled, packed into a container known as “the coffin,” and deployed anywhere in the world. But inside that container is a lot more than just a vehicle: it’s an entire system, with satellite communication equipment, cameras and sensor systems, lasers, rangefinders, moving target indicators, and more.
The journey of the drone, operated by either the military or the CIA, begins in the hands of civilians.' Read more.
U.S. officials/businessmen have tried to rebrand a Predator as a "human" for years, but I doubt that they'll succeed. Not much of a humanization campaign either: as if someone sitting 6,000 miles away from the battle is comforting. The concept of robotic warfare is based on dehumanization of the enemy, and removing Americans from the sensation of battle.
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