Ungasebenzisi I-War Profiteers! Ingabe Siyawadinga Ngempela Ama-Drones Ahlomile?

NguMaya Garfinkel no-Yiru Chen, World BEYOND War, Januwari 25, 2023

Abahlomula ngempi bane-vice grip eCanada. Ngemuva kweminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-20 yokubambezeleka kanye nengxabano emayelana nokuthi iCanada kufanele ithenge ama-drones ahlomile okokuqala ngqa, eCanada. kumemezela ekwindla ka-2022 ukuthi izovula amabhidi kubakhiqizi bezikhali kuze kufike ku-$5 billion wama-drones ezempi ahlomile. I-Canada ithethelele lesi siphakamiso esibi kakhulu nesiyingozi ngaphansi kwegama elivamile lokuthi ukuphepha. Kodwa-ke, lapho sihlolisiswa kabanzi, izizathu zaseCanada zalesi siphakamiso azikwazi ukukuthethelela ukusebenzisa amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-5 emishinini emisha yokubulala.

UMnyango Wezokuvikela Kazwelonke uye kusho ukuthi "yize [i-drone] izoba uhlelo lokubekezelela ubude oluphakathi nendawo olunekhono lokuteleka olunembayo, izohlonyiswa kuphela uma kunesidingo somsebenzi owabelwe." Incwadi kahulumeni enentshisekelo iqhubeka ichaza kabanzi mayelana nokusetshenziswa okungase kube khona kwama-drones ahlomile. Le “misebenzi eyabelwe” ikufanele ukuthi uyibhekisise okwesibili. Isibonelo, idokhumenti yethula isimo sesimangalo esicatshangelwayo. "Izinhlelo Zezindiza Ezingaphethwe muntu" zisetshenziselwa ukwenza amaphethini "okuhlola impilo" "ezindaweni okusolwa ukuthi zisebenza ngamavukela-mbuso," imizila yocwaningo "yemifelandawonye," futhi inikeze "ukugada." Nge-plainspeak, lokhu kusho ukuthi ubumfihlo bezakhamuzi busengozini. Ama-drones nawo anikezwe umsebenzi woku ukuthwala AGM114 Hellfire Missiles kanye namabhomu amabili e-laser angu-250 lbs GBU 48. Lokhu kusikhumbuza ngemibiko eminingi yamasosha ase-US abulala ngephutha izakhamizi e-Afghanistan ngoba nje enze ucingo olungalungile olususelwa kumavidiyo athunyelwe ngama-drones.

Uhulumeni waseCanada ukhiphe izinhlelo zokusebenzisa ama-drones ahlomile ku-National Aerial Surveillance Program ukuze abone okwenzeka olwandle e-Canadian Arctic futhi avikele izilwane ezisengozini yokushabalala kanye nemvelo yasolwandle. Kodwa-ke, abukho ubufakazi obuqondile besidingo sama-drones ahlomile kulolu hlelo, njengoba ama-drones angewona awezempi. kwanele Okwe ukubhekwa indima. Kungani uhulumeni waseCanada egcizelela ukubaluleka kwama-drones ahlomile e-Canadian Arctic? Singaqagela ukuthi lokhu kuthenga kuncane mayelana nesidingo sokulawula nokuhlola kanye nokungaphezulu mayelana neqhaza emjahweni wezikhali osuvele ukhuphukile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusetshenziswa kwama-drones ahlomile noma angahlomile eNyakatho yeCanada maningi amathuba okuba kulimaze abantu boMdabu kunokuqapha imisebenzi yasolwandle yase-Arctic. Ngenxa yezisekelo ze-drone e-Yellowknife, esendaweni ye-Chief Drygeese ezweni lendabuko le-Yellowknives Dene First Nation, imisebenzi ye-drone ehlomile cishe izokwenziwa. khulisa ukwephulwa kobumfihlo nokuphepha kubantu boMdabu.

Izinzuzo okuthiwa zitholakala emphakathini zokuthenga izindiza ezingenamuntu ezihlomile zilufifi. Yize isidingo sabashayeli bezindiza abasha singahlinzeka ngemisebenzi ethile, njengoba kungase kwakhiwe isizinda sama-drone ahlomile, inani lemisebenzi edaliwe lincane kakhulu uma liqhathaniswa nenani labantu baseCanada abangasebenzi bebonke. Umphathi Wezempi Yasemoyeni YaseCanada uLt.-Gen. Al Meinzinger wathi wonke amandla e-drone azobandakanya amalungu esevisi ye-300, okuhlanganisa ochwepheshe, abashayeli bezindiza, nabanye abasebenzi abavela ku-Air Force nezinye izisekelo zempi. Uma kuqhathaniswa nemali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-5 zamaRandi ekusetshenzisweni kokuthenga kokuqala kuphela, imisebenzi engama-300 ngokusobala ayinawo umnikelo okwanele emnothweni waseCanada ukuze kuthethelelwe ukuthenga ama-drones ahlomile.

Ngemuva kwakho konke, yini i-$ 5 billion, ngempela? Isibalo sezigidigidi eziyisi-5 zamaRandi kunzima ukusiqonda uma siqhathaniswa nezinkulungwane ezinhlanu zamaRandi kanye namakhulu amahlanu amaRandi. Ukubheka lesi sibalo, izindleko zonyaka zeHhovisi Lonke Le-United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees zifinyelele ku-$5 - $5 billion eminyakeni yamuva. Lesi yisamba sezindleko zonyaka zokusebenzisa i-ejensi ye-UN esebenzela abantu abacishe babe yizigidi ezingama-3 emhlabeni jikelele ngenkani ukushiya amakhaya abo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iBritish Columbia inikeza abantu abangenazindlu abane $600 ngenyanga ngosizo lokuqasha, kanye nokwesekwa okuphelele kwezempilo nezenhlalo okungasiza abantu abangaphezu kuka-3,000 abahola kancane be-BC bathole izindlu emakethe yangasese. Ake sithi uhulumeni waseCanada usebenzise amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu ukusiza abangenamakhaya esikhundleni sokuqongelela izikhali buthule. Uma kunjalo, kungasiza okungenani abantu abangu-5 ababhekene nenkinga yezindlu ngonyaka owodwa nje vo.

Nakuba uhulumeni waseCanada enikeze izizathu eziningi zokuthenga ama-drones ahlomile, yini ngempela ebangela konke lokhu? Kusukela ngoNovemba 2022, abakhiqizi bezikhali ababili basesigabeni sokugcina somncintiswano: I-L3 Technologies MAS Inc. kanye ne-General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Bobabili bathumele ama-lobbyists ukuthi acele uMnyango Wezokuvikela Kazwelonke (DND), Ihhovisi LikaNdunankulu (PMO) , kanye neminye iminyango yombuso izikhathi eziningi kusukela ngo-2012. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uhlelo lwe-Canada Public Pension nalo. izimali ezinkampanini zezikhali eziphezulu ze-L-3 nezi-8. Ngenxa yalokho, abantu baseCanada batshalwe ngokujulile ezimpini nodlame lwezwe. Ngamanye amazwi, sikhokhela impi kuyilapho lezi zinkampani zenza inzuzo ngayo. Ingabe yilokhu esifuna ukuba yikho? Kubalulekile ukuthi abantu baseCanada bakhulume ngokumelene nalokhu kuthengwa kwe-drone.

Izizathu zikahulumeni waseCanada zokuthenga ama-drones ahlomile ngokusobala azilungile ngokwanele, njengoba kunikeza amathuba omsebenzi alinganiselwe futhi nosizo olulinganiselwe ekuvikelweni kwezwe alikuthetheleli intengo yenani lama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-5. Futhi ukunxenxwa njalo kweCanada ngabahlinzeki bezikhali, nokuzibandakanya kwabo empini, kusenza sizibuze ukuthi ngubani ngempela onqobayo uma lokhu kuthengwa kwe-drone ehlomile kuqhubeka. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngenjongo yokuthula, noma nje ukukhathazeka ngokusetshenziswa kahle kwamadola entela abahlali baseCanada, abantu baseCanada kufanele bakhathazeke ngokuthi le mali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu zamaRandi kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi ukusetshenziswa kwezimali kwezokuvikela izosithinta kanjani sonke.