Andrew
Feinstein, anti arms trade campaigner and author of the book "Shadow
World: Inside the Global Arms Trade", spoke to The
Real News about the war crimes by US military
drones and the way that the military targets kids as the most
suitable drone operators:
A film is
being made called Drone about the way in which, particularly the
American military, but also British and European militaries, have
been targeting kids, effectively, at gaming fairs because the skills
that are used in gaming are very similar to the skills needed by
drone operators.
The
consequence of this is that you are taking something that is supposed
to be harmless and you are using it as a training ground for the
killing of other human beings. In other words, what we are doing is
we are taking everyday activities, we are turning them into murder,
and we are normalizing them. I think perhaps more than anything else,
this shows the terrifying and deadly effect of drone and robotic
warfare, which unfortunately looks as though it's going to be a part
of our future.
P.W. Singer,
author of 'Wired for War' says:
There is
always been a connection between the world of war and the world of
entertainment. I call this phenomenon Militainment, where the
military world is actually now pulling tools from the world of
entertainment to do its job better. The military has invested in
creating video games that they are using as recruiting tools.
With
computer technology progressing with such speeds, Virtuality will
reach unprecedented levels to the point that it will be difficult for
the human mind to separate the real world from the virtual world.
Then, we may
see an even more horrific scenario coming out from our most Dystopian
nightmares: kids playing video games, connected with real killings
through drone strikes. The corporate-militant sick minds will save
themselves from unnecessary, costly recruitment, or even from people
who will testify about their guilt and their nightmares. All they
will have to do, is to feed new generations with the ultimate drug of
the future: more and more advanced video games.
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