Ekugcineni, Vimbela Ama-Drones Weaponized

Umdwebi wasePakistan uzame ukwenza abashayeli bezindiza baseMelika babhekane neqiniso lokuthi babulala izingane.

NguDavid Swanson, World BEYOND War, Disemba 21, 2021

OwayenguMengameli wakuleli uMnuz Barack Obama usanda kubhala kuTwitter ukuthi usuku lokudutshulwa kwezingane esikoleni bekuwusuku olubi kakhulu ngesikhathi ethatha izintambo njengomengameli. Hhayi-ke, bekungafanele kube usuku oluhle, kodwa, ngokungathí sina, yini i-filibuster? Ngabe usuku olubi yini ngoba kwabulawa izingane yena akazange ayale ukubulawa kwabo?

Kubi ngokwanele ukuba nohlelo lokubulala nge-drone, kodwa kufanele futhi sihambisane nokuzenzisa ukuthi alukho, noma ukuzenzisa ukuthi lumisiwe? Kuze kube kuleli viki, uhulumeni wase-US wayecashile le datha isikhathi esiningi sika-2020 no-2021 e-Afghanistan, e-Iraq naseSyria, okuholela abanye bacabange ukuthi iziteleka ze-drone zimile. Manje njengoba idatha isiyatholakala, sibona ukwehla kodwa namanje amabhomu amakhulu.

Izimpi zama-drone azikona lokhu esikutshelwayo. Imicibisholo eminingi ethunyelwe ngama-drones ibiyingxenye yezimpi ezibanzi, ezindaweni ezinjenge-Afghanistan. Kwezinye izimo, iziteleka eziningi ze-drone zisize ukudala izimpi ezintsha ezibanzi, ezindaweni ezinjenge-Yemen. Iningi labantu okuhlosiwe abakhethwanga ngokufanelekile (noma ngabe lokho kungasho ukuthini) noma bahlungwe ngephutha, kodwa abahlonzwanga nhlobo. Bona i Amaphepha weDrone: "Phakathi nenkathi eyodwa yezinyanga ezinhlanu zomsebenzi, ngokusho kwemibhalo, cishe amaphesenti angu-90 abantu ababulawa ezitelekeni zezindiza kwakungezona izinhloso ezihlosiwe." Bheka Isitatimende sikaDaniel Hale enkantolo: “Kwezinye izimo, abantu ababalelwa kwabayisi-9 kwabayishumi ababulawa [sic]. "

Ukubulawa kunyukile, kunokuba kwehle noma kuqedwe, ubuphekula obumelene ne-US. Izikhulu eziningi eziphezulu zase-US, ngokuvamile ngemva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi, sebeshilo ukuthi ama-drones abulalayo adala izitha ezingaphezu kokubulala.

The New York Times's izihloko mayelana nesiteleka se-drone e-Kabul ngo-Agasti (esibulale abantu abangu-10 kuhlanganise nezingane eziyisikhombisa ngenkathi abezindaba bomhlaba begxile e-Afghanistan, okwenza kwaba indaba enkulu) kwase kuba ngo-2019 ukuqhuma kwamabhomu eSyria zethulwe, njengenjwayelo, njengokuphikiswa. Manje iPentagon isikhona futhi ukusebenzisa ilungelo “ukuphenya” ngokwako. I Amalungu omndeni wama-Ahmadi ababulewe eKabul bayisibonelo salokho osekudlule iminyaka, hhayi ukuphambuka.

Noma ubani onake amashumi eminyaka ukubika, okuhlanganisa nezibalo zemicibisholo nemizimba, kufanele zazi ukuthi ukufakwa okunjalo bekudukisa. Bheka Brown University, Ama-Airwars, lokhu kuhlaziywa kukaNicolas Davies, futhi lokhu isihloko esisha sikaNorman Solomon. Eqinisweni, Times kulandele a umbiko ephethinini eSiriya, bese kuba ngobubanzi umbiko ngomkhuba wamasosha aseMelika wokwehlisa isibalo sabantu elibabulele.

Yize imicibisholo eminingi ingathunyelwa kuma-drones, eminingi ithunyelwa, futhi ukuba khona kwama-drones kwenza ukubulala budedengu kube lula ukumaketha emphakathini wase-US. Izinganekwane ezakhiwe ngosizo lwe-Hollywood ziphakamisa ukuthi ama-drones angamathuluzi okuvimbela ubugebengu, esikhundleni sekhomishana yobugebengu. Amaphupho mayelana nokuhlonza okuhlosiwe, ukungabi nayo indlela yokubabopha, nokwazi ukuthi bazobulala abantu abaningi phakathi nemizuzu uma bengashaywe indiva kusobala. avunyelwe ukuze zibe amaphupho ngabadali bazo.

Abanye embuthweni wamasosha aseMelika bangathanda ukuqala ukusebenzisa ama-drones adubula imicibisholo ngaphandle kokubandakanyeka komuntu, kepha kuzo zombili izimo zokuziphatha nenkulumo-ze sesivele sikhona: imiyalo yokudubula ilalelwa ngokungenangqondo (nansi i- ividiyo "womshayeli wendiza" yangaphambili uBrandon Bryant olandisa ngokubulala ingane), futhi lapho amasosha ephoqeleka ukuthi "aziphenye" ​​ngokwawo, njengoba kwenzeka ngesiteleka saseKabul, kuphetha ngokuthi akekho umuntu onecala. I-Pentagon eyenziwe izimangalo zamanga mayelana nesiteleka saseKabul - ngisho ukusibiza "ulungile” — kuze kube ngemva kwe New York Times umbiko, bese “iphenya” ngokwayo futhi okutholiwe bonke abahilelekile bangasoleki. Sikude kakhulu ekuzibuseni obala, kangangokuthi ithuba lokwenza amavidiyo e-drone libe sesidlangalaleni kanye nokusivumela ukuthi senze “uphenyo” lwethu ngawo alivuswanga ngisho nokuphakanyiswa.

Kuze kube manje, abantu abayi-113,000 basayine lesi sicelo:

“Thina, izinhlangano ezisayiniwe ngezansi, siyanxusa

• uNobhala-Jikelele weNhlangano Yezizwe ukuze aphenye ngokukhathazeka kuka-Navi Pillay, isikhulu esiphezulu samalungelo abantu se-UN, ukuthi ukuhlasela kwezindiza ezizindizayo kwephula umthetho wamazwe ngamazwe - futhi ekugcineni kulandelwe unswinyo olubhekiswe emazweni esebenzisa, ukubamba, noma ukukhiqiza ama-drones anezikhali;
• Umshushisi Wenkantolo Yamazwe Ngamazwe ukuze aphenye ngezizathu zokushushiswa kobugebengu kwalabo abathintekayo ekuhlaselweni ngama-drone;
• uNobhala Wezwe laseMelika, kanye namanxusa e-United States avela ezizweni zomhlaba, ukusekela isivumelwano esivimbela ukubamba noma ukusetshenziswa kwama-drones anezikhali;
• UMongameli uJoe Biden ukuthi ayeke ukusetshenziswa kwezindiza ezifuywayo ezinezikhali, futhi alahle uhlelo 'lohlu lokubulala' kungakhathalekile ukuthi busetshenziswa buphi ubuchwepheshe;
• Abaholi Abaningi Nabambalwa BeNdlu Nezigele Yase-US, ukuvimbela ukusetshenziswa noma ukudayiswa kwama-drones anezikhali;
• ohulumeni bezwe lethu ngalinye emhlabeni wonke, ukuvimbela ukusetshenziswa noma ukuthengiswa kwama-drones anezikhali.”