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"I know you are, but what I am I" doesn't excuse Israel for its crimes. The US isn't excused either - that's the whole point I'm making: no special treatment.
by Mizza 9y ago
"I know you are, but what I am I" doesn't excuse Israel for its crimes. The US isn't excused either - that's the whole point I'm making: no special treatment.
And yes, Israel does have a drone assassination program - that's where the US got the idea for theirs. The US Hunter and Pioneer UAV systems are direct derivatives of Israeli models, etc.
- portofcall 9y ago...just that it should be held to modern western moral standards and accountability with regards to human rights.. You remember posting that, right? Israel does have a drone assassination program - that's where the US got the idea for theirs. The US Hunter and Pioneer UAV systems are direct derivatives of Israeli models, etc. Citations for that?
- Mizza 9y agoThe crimes of the US don't excuse the crimes of Israel. I don't know why that's so hard for some people to grasp. Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted_killing#Use_by_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted_killing#Use_by_Israel https://www.army-technology.com/features/featureuav-evolution-natural-selection-drone-revolution/ https://www.army-technology.com/features/featureuav-evolutio... https://www.npr.org/2018/01/31/582099085/journalist-details-israels-secret-history-of-targeted-assassinations https://www.npr.org/2018/01/31/582099085/journalist-details-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted_killings_by_Israel_Defense_Forces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted_killings_by_Israel_De... https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/books/review-rise-and-kill-first-israel-assassinations-ronen-bergman.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/books/review-rise-and-kil... “Since World War II, Israel has assassinated more people than any other country in the Western world.”