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Tuesday April 07, 2009 13:20

by Kathy & Brian

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Getting a Closer Look at the Killer Drones

Kathy Kelly, who attended and gave evidence at the three Pitstop Ploughshares trials in Dublin, along with other Catholic Workers have headed down to isolated Creech Air Force Base in the Nevada desert. Creech AFB is the home of the drones that are presently carrying out regular bombings and assasinations in northern Pakistan. Below are there refelections

Down Where the Predators Live
Getting a Closer Look at the Killer Drones
By KATHY KELLY and BRIAN TERRALL

It's one thing to study online articles describing the MQ-9 Reapers and MQ-1 Predators. It's quite another to identify these drones as they take off from runways at Nevada's Creech Air Force base, where our "Ground the Drones.Lest We Reap the Whirlwind" campaign is holding a ten-day vigil.

This morning, during a one hour walk from Cactus Springs, Nevada, where we are housed, to the gates of Creech Air Force base, we saw the Predator and Reaper drones glide into the skies, once every two minutes. We could easily distinguish the Predator from the Reaper, - if the tailfins are up, it's a Predator, tail fins down, a Reaper.

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Comments (22 of 22)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	14 Arrests At Creech Air Force Base	14 arrested	Fri Apr 10, 2009 13:33
2	Update	Update	Fri Apr 10, 2009 23:32
3	The Afghan Rubik's Cube	counterpunch	Tue Apr 14, 2009 16:35
4	"My night in the Las Vegas Jail" by John Dear SJ	Report	Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:23
5	"Democracy Now" Interviews John Dear SJ	Democracy Now	Mon Apr 20, 2009 21:08
6	America's New Air Force	drones	Wed May 13, 2009 06:00
7	The CIA's Drone Wars	C.I.A. tactics	Mon Jun 15, 2009 00:21
8	Carmen Trotta arrested during protest of drones in Syracuse, New York	Syracuse update	Wed Nov 18, 2009 15:17
9	Two Arrested Protesting Drones at Arizona Military Exhibition (USA)	2 arrested	Thu Mar 25, 2010 03:05
10	Blackwater/ Drone Cartoon (2 1/2 mins)	Cartoon (2 1/2 mins)	Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:50
11	other dangers involved	Lofty	Wed Mar 31, 2010 14:11
12	non-military applications	lofty	Wed Mar 31, 2010 14:43
13	research needed	lofty	Wed Mar 31, 2010 15:51
14	Just a matter of time.	Technologist	Wed Mar 31, 2010 17:43
15	A pretty bad prang alright.	lofty	Fri Apr 02, 2010 18:40
16	“Creech 14” Activists on Trial in Las Vegas for Protesting Drone Warfare at Creech AFB	Trial in Nevada	Wed Sep 08, 2010 07:32
17	civilian deaths and UAVs	lofty	Wed Sep 08, 2010 16:58
18	The Indefensible Drones: A Ground Zero Reflection	Kathy Kelly	Thu Sep 09, 2010 06:37
19	Democracy Now Interview with Kathy Kelly on eve of "Creech 14" Drone Trial in Las vegas Nevada, USA	Democracy Now	Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:42
20	Las Vegas "Creech 14" Drone Trial report	Court Report Vegas	Wed Sep 15, 2010 14:27
21	Judge Decides to Devote 4 Months to Studying Issues snd Testimony Presented in "Creech 14" Case	Update Trial	Wed Sep 15, 2010 20:07
22	Drones on Trial: Narrowing the Gap Between Law and Justice	Jerica	Sat Sep 18, 2010 07:54

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