Ngo-Ann Wright, World BEYOND War, Ngo-September 19, i-2021
Manje yisikhathi sokuphendula ngohlelo lwe-US assassin drone. Sekungamashumi eminyaka i-US ibulala izakhamizi ezingenacala, kufaka phakathi izakhamizi zase-US, e-Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Mali futhi ngubani owazi enye indawo. Akekho noyedwa umuntu empini obekwe icala ngalezi zenzo zobugebengu. Esikhundleni salokho, Umlobi we-drone uDaniel Hale uhleli ejele nesigwebo sezinyanga ezingama-45.
Ukufa kuka-Agasti 29, 2021 kwabantu abayishumi abangenacala, kufaka phakathi izingane eziyisikhombisa, egcekeni lomndeni elisenkabeni yedolobha iKabul, e-Afghanistan ngomcibisholo womlilo wesihogo odutshulwe e-drone yamasosha aseMelika kulethe uhlelo lokubulawa kwabantu baseMelika emphakathini omkhulu. Izithombe zezindonga ezigcwele igazi neToyota emhlophe emangele enkompini yomndeni eKabul ezinabantu abaningi sezinakwe ngendlela emangalisayo uma kuqhathaniswa neminyaka engu-15 yeziteleka ze-drone ezindaweni ezingazodwa lapho kubulawe khona amakhulu abantu abebehambele imingcwabo nasemicimbini yomshado.
EKabul, amasosha aseMelika alandele iToyota emhlophe amahora ayisishiyagalombili ngesikhathi uZemari Ahmadi, osebenze isikhathi eside e-US ezinze eNutrition & Education International, ezungeza iKabul ngomsebenzi wakhe wansuku zonke wenhlangano yosizo yaseMelika. Umbutho wamasosha aseMelika ubuthungatha into yokuziphindiselela nokuziphindiselela ekuhlaselweni ukuzibulala kwe-ISIS-K esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Hamid Karzai okubulale amakhulu abantu base-Afghani namasosha aseMelika ayi-8.
Kwaphela amasonto amathathu ngemuva kokuhlaselwa kwe-drone okwabulala abayishumi eKabul, ubuholi obuphezulu bezempi base-US bakuthethelela lokhu kubulala ngokuthi isiteleka se-drone sisindise izimpilo kumuntu oziqhumise ngamabhomu we-ISIS. Usihlalo weJoint Chiefs uMilley ubekhombe isiteleka se-drone "njengesilungile."
Ekugcineni, ngemuva uphenyo olunzulu yiNew York Times Izintatheli, ngoSepthemba 17, 2021, uGeneral Kenneth McKenzie, uMkhuzi we-US Central Command uvumile ukuthi idrone ibulale izakhamuzi eziyishumi ezingenacala. "Kube yiphutha ... futhi yimi obhekele lesi siteleka nomphumela obuhlungu."
Manje, ngoMgqibelo, ngo-Septhemba 19, kuza izindaba zokuthi i-CIA ixwayise ngokuthi kukhona izakhamizi kuleyo ndawo okubhekiswe kuyo.
Izishoshovu bezilokhu zibhikisha izizinda ze-drone zase-US eminyakeni eyishumi nanhlanu edlule eNevada, California, New York, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin nase Germany.
Manje sizokwengeza iHawaii, amamayela angama-2560 ukusuka kunoma iyiphi indawo enkulu yomhlaba, ohlwini lapho amasosha amancane ezojoyina abanye ebuthweni lase-US ukuze babe ngababulali. Ama-drones amabili kwabayisithupha abulala uMvuni ufike ngesonto eledlule e-US Marine Base eKaneohe, e-O'ahu, eHawaii. Isizinda esilandelayo samasosha aseMelika sokuhlalisa ababulali siseGuam, okuhlelelwe ukuthi kube nezidrone eziyisithupha zokuvuna.
Ngabe umbutho wezempi wase-US uzobophezela uxhaxha lomyalo ogunyaze ukudutshulwa komcibisholo wesihogo somlilo owabulala abantu abayishumi abangenacala?
UGeneral McKenzie uthe ekugcineni, ubenomthwalo wemfanelo — ngakho-ke kufanele abekwe icala lokubulala kanye nalabo abangaphansi komshayeli wendiza eyadonsa inhlamvu kumcibisholo wesihogo somlilo.
Okungenani amasosha ayishumi ase-US ochungechungeni lomyalo abhekene necala lokufa kwabantu abayishumi abangenacala.
Kufanele babekwe icala lokubulala. Uma bengekho, khona-ke amasosha aseMelika azoqhubeka nokubulala izakhamuzi ezingenacala ngaphandle kokujeziswa.
Mayelana noMlobi: U-Ann Wright usebenze iminyaka engama-29 e-US Army / Army Reserves futhi ethathe umhlalaphansi njengoColonel. Wayengusomaqhinga waseMelika iminyaka engu-16. Ushiye phansi uhulumeni wase-US ngo-2003 ephikisana nempi yase-US e-Iraq. Ungumbhali obambisene naye we- "Dissent: Voices of Conscience."
