tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69337055432234200922024-02-21T22:51:06.084-08:00No Drones OregonJoe Scarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933705543223420092.post-89724796575621130072014-06-05T08:51:00.002-07:002014-07-08T09:12:06.543-07:00Oregon's Rep. DeFazio Co-Sponsors Drone Transparency Bill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-4) is one of the newest <a href="http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4372/cosponsors" target="_blank">co-sponsors</a> of a bill that would require the Obama administration to "come clean" on drone killings.<br />
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DeFazio served in the military and considers the U.S. military mission in many situations important and justified. (Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4zYh3WBFbo" target="_blank">DeFazio's recent speech to newly commissioned ROTC members</a>.) At the same time, DeFazio takes very seriously the responsibility of democratically-elected representatives to make decisions on war and peace, and he has a 93% rating on "voting for peace" according to the <a href="http://peaceworker.org/2014/05/delegation-to-korea-vietnam-reveals-need-to-end-all-war/" target="_blank">PeaceWorker website</a> in Oregon.<br />
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This suggests there should be a very large number of centrist Democrats capable of supporting this bill.<br />
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People nationwide who have been protesting drones are contacting their representatives to encourage support for <a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2014/03/congress-progressives-demand-US-drone-accounting.html" target="_blank">H.R.4372: the Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act</a>.
If passed, the bill will require the Obama administration to come
clean about the killings it has carried out using drones -- killings
that, up until now, the administration has been able to pretend don't
exist.<br />
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So now's the time: write or call your member of Congress today. <br />
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To determine what district you live in, go to <a href="http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/</a><br />
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To see an example of a constituent letter, see <a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2014/04/mike-quigley-drones-transparency-hr-4372.html" target="_blank">An Open Letter to Congressman Mike Quigley on H.R.4372: the Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act</a> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>[SEE: hub page for all <a href="http://nodronesnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/04/reps.html" target="_blank">Resources to SUPPORT the "Come Clean on Drone Killings" Act (Schiff/Jones HR 4372: the Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act)</a>]</b></span><br />
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<b>Related posts</b><br />
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<a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2014/03/congress-progressives-demand-US-drone-accounting.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVkOyeaB52L0vd6BU7qJTUHEb1zAzMFhlwgE1iWzlwjgm9EY0xhuLI-0hNf20FJsGByT103stRvIeskO1XZb6pLLc9ZwATp1Am-kZqE5M3qXE0wsmYDO3867m45LBIpYYwgCEAC9jHZhB/s1600/adam_schiff_90.jpg" height="137" width="200" /></a>First
Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) called the U.S.
on the carpet for dodging the call from the international community to
come clean about its drone killings. Then Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and
Walter Jones (R-NC) submitted a bill calling for drone transparency. So
... are we finally going to get the truth?<br />
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(See <a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2014/03/congress-progressives-demand-US-drone-accounting.html" target="_blank">REAL Progressives Demand that the U.S. Come Clean on Drone Killings</a>)<br />
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A 2013 U.N. report makes it clear that the U.S. has to report fully on all its drone attacks.<br />
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(See <a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2013/10/2014-year-of-transparency-for-us-drone.html" target="_blank">2014: The Year of Transparency (for U.S. Drone Use)?</a>)<br />
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The <u>reason</u> the Administration is hiding truth about drones is that <i><b>they don't have a satisfactory answer for how decisions about drone strikes are made</b></i>. As we have known all along, we need the public to <i>think</i>
about how crummy the whole drone program is, and then they will be
ready to be on our side. The best way to get them really thinking is to
shine a spotlight on the secrecy, evasiveness, and deceit involved in
the U.S. drone program.<br />
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(See <a href="http://joescarry.blogspot.com/2014/01/drone-killings-come-clean.html" target="_blank">Drone Killings: Come Clean</a> )
Joe Scarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933705543223420092.post-30432698114411087902012-11-26T09:31:00.001-08:002014-07-08T09:13:11.042-07:00Oregon Drone BasesAccording to the <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/uas-future.pdf" target="_blank">Department of Defense Report to Congress on Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training, Operations, and Sustainability (April 2012)</a>, Oregon has four (4) locations that have been designated as potential basing locations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) [i.e. drones] (p. 8 ff.).<br />
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The table below gives information on the types of drones that are proposed for basing at each location.<br />
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<table border="1px">
<tbody>
<tr><td><b>BASE</b>
</td>
<td><b>Predator/Reaper type</b>
</td>
<td><b>Shadow/Raven type</b>
</td>
<td><b>Other</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>Portland
</td>
<td></td>
<td>RQ-11B
</td>
<td>Wasp, Puma
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>Salem
</td>
<td></td>
<td>RQ-11B
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr><td>Boardman Range
</td>
<td></td>
<td>RQ-7B
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr><td>Camp Rilea
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Wasp
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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