by Shut Down Creech, Septhemba 27, 2021
UKabul Killing womndeni wase-Afghan, kufaka phakathi abantu abadala abathathu nezingane ezi-3, yi-US Drone Inyanga edlule izokhunjulwa
I-LAS VEGAS / CREECH AFB, NV - Ababhikishi be-anti-war / anti-drone abavela ezingxenyeni zaseMpumalanga naseNtshonalanga bamemezele ukuthi bayahlangana lapha Septhemba 26-Oct. 2 ukubamba imibhikisho yansuku zonke - ezofaka phakathi imizamo yokuphazamisa "ibhizinisi njengenjwayelo" - e-US Drone Base eCreech Air Force Base, ihora enyakatho yeLas Vegas, eNevada.
Izishoshovu zase-US ezilwa nezindiza ezingekho emthethweni ezweni lonke zizobamba imibhikisho yobumbano ezikhungweni ze-drone nasemiphakathini ezweni lonke kulo lelo sonto, ukukhulisa ikhwelo labo elijwayelekile lokuthi kuvinjelwe ama-drones ababulali. Xhumana noNick Mottern ukuthola eminye imininingwane: (914) 806-6179.
Ngemuva "kwephutha" elinyantisayo elivela ekuhlaselweni kwe-drone yaseMelika ku umndeni womphakathi eKabul ngenyanga edlule, okushiye abantu abadala abathathu nezingane ezincane eziyisikhombisa beshonile, ababhikishi bafuna ukuthi i-US imise uhlelo lwayo oluyimfihlo lokubulala abathi alukho emthethweni futhi alunasimilo.
Imigudu njalo ekuseni nantambama ngezikhathi zokuhamba izokwenzeka ngamatimu ahlukahlukene usuku ngalunye. Bona ishejuli engezansi. Ukuphazanyiswa okungenabudlova kokuhamba kwezimoto zingene esisekelweni kuhlelwe phakathi nesonto ukuphikisana nokuhlukunyezwa, ukungabi semthethweni nokungabi nabulungiswa kohlelo olubhekiswe ekubulaweni kwabantu kude e-US. Benqaba yona kanye le ndlela yokubulawa kwabantu ngokungenamthetho e-US okuholele ekufeni kwezinkulungwane zabantu, ababhikishi bafuna ukuvinjelwa ngokushesha kwazo zonke izindiza ezibulalayo.
Omakadebona abaningi bezempi, manje abangamalungu eVeterans for Peace, bazojoyina, kufaka phakathi omakadebona abango-911. Umcimbi uxhaswe ngokubambisana ngabakwa- CODEPINK, Ama-Veterans for Peace futhi UBan Killer Drones.
E-Creech, abasebenzi be-US Air Force, ababambisana nezikhulu ze-CIA, njalo, futhi ngasese, babulala abantu ukude besebenzisa izindiza ze-drone ezihlomile ezingagadiwe, ikakhulukazi ama-drones e-MQ-9 Reaper.
Izinkulungwane zabantu ziye zabulawa zalimala, e-Afghanistan, ePakistan, e-Iraq, e-Yemen, eSomalia, eLibya, nakwezinye izindawo, kusukela ngo-2001, ngenxa yeziteleka ze-US drone, ngokusho kwe intatheli ezimele yophenyo.
Eminyakeni engama-20 edlule, ukusetshenziswa kwama-drones ahlomile kuholele ezenzakalweni ezibulalayo ezibandakanya neziteleka imicimbi yomshado, imingcwabo, izikole, amaSulumane, amakhaya, abasebenzi basepulazini futhi ngoJanuwari, 2020, kwafakwa ukushaya okuqondile ezingeni eliphezulu amasosha angaphandle nezikhulu zikahulumeni ezivela e-Iran nase-Iraq.
Lokhu kubulawa kwabantu nge-drone, kwesinye isikhathi, kuholele ekufeni kwenqwaba yezakhamizi ngokuhlaselwa okukodwa kwe-drone. Kuze kube manje asikho nesisodwa isikhulu saseMelika esake sabekwa icala ngalezi zihlukumezi eziqhubekayo - Kepha, impempe ye-drone, uDaniel Hale, okhiphe amaphepha aveza izinga eliphezulu lokulimala kwabantu ezitelekeni ze-drone zaseMelika, njengamanje udonsa izinyanga ezingama-45 ejele.
"Izikhulu zase-US kanye nabaholi bezempi bakhombisa ukungakunaki ngokuphelele ukubaluleka kwezimpilo zabantu emazweni ahlosiwe ngaphansi kwalokhu okubizwa nge-War on Terror," kusho uToby Blomé, ongomunye wabagqugquzeli balo mbhikisho omude wesonto. "Ngokuphindaphindiwe, izimpilo ezingenacala zinikelwa ngenhloso ezitelekeni ze-drone, ukuze i-US iqhubeke 'nomkhankaso wayo wokulwa nobuphekula," kusho uBlomé.
“Isibhicongo somndeni wakwa-Ahmadi esenzeka eKabul ngenyanga edlule sithi hhayi isibonelo sokwahlulela ngephutha ngengozi. Kuyisibonelo sendlela yokuhlukumeza eqhubekayo lapho i-US ithatha khona ilungelo lokubulala umuntu ngokusolwa kuphela, uma kwenzeka nje lowo muntu angaba usongo, ebe edela wonke umuntu okwenzeka abe kule ndawo, ”kusho uBlomé.
Abahleli bathi okuwukuphela kwesizathu esidalulwe iqiniso ngale nhlekelele yakamuva ye-drone yingoba senzeka eKabul, lapho izintatheli ezaziphenya zazikhona ukuze zihlolisise lo mcimbi. Kwaphela amasonto ama-2 ngemuva kwalesi sigameko amasosha ase-US ayephikelele ukuthi babulala inxusa le-ISIS. Ubufakazi bufakazele okuhlukile. Iziteleka eziningi ze-drone azibikwa futhi aziphenywa ngoba zenzeka ezindaweni ezikude zasemakhaya, kude nemithombo yezindaba yamazwe omhlaba.
Abahlanganyeli balo mbhikisho othathe isonto lonke bafuna ukuthi kuvinjelwe ngokuphelele ama-drones okubulala, kuphele masinyane uhlelo lokubulala oluhlosiwe, kanye nokuziphendulela okuphelele kwabangenacala ababulewe, kufaka phakathi ukukhokhelwa kwabahlukumezekile beziteleka ze-drone zase-US, ezedlule nezamanje.
"Ngenxa yokubulawa kwabantu abayishumi abangenacala eKabul, okubalwa nezingane eziyisikhombisa, siyazi ukuthi uhlelo lwe-drone laseMelika luyinhlekelele," kusho umhleli u-Eleanor Levine. "Kwenza izitha futhi kufanele kuphele manje."
Abakhombisi bafuna nokuthi kukhululwe ngokushesha UDaniel Hale impempe ye-drone eveze ubugebengu bohlelo lwe-drone. Amadokhumenti okuputshuke nguHale kuveze ukuthi ezimweni eziningi, kuze kufike ku-90% walabo ababulawa ngamadrone aseMelika hhayi okubhekiswe kukho. Bafuna ushintsho olubaluleke kakhulu kwezobulungiswa, abahlanganyeli be-Shut Down Creech bathi: “Bambani izigebengu zempi, hhayi abakhuluma iqiniso.”
