By By Lynn Herrmann Feb 4, 2012 in Politics Washington - America’s secret CIA drone program is no longer a secret, thanks to President Obama’s admission earlier this week that, yes, we do kill people in foreign lands by using these unmanned aerial ghosts of death in a “focused effort.” In an How naive. Of course these strikes benefit a nation with an insatiable appetite for oil. And for spending taxpayer dollars on the largest military budget in the history of civilization. And for killing innocent civilians. Finally, we get the transparent government America’s first black president promised back when he was still a green-behind-the-ears senator from Illinois. Nevertheless, barackstar insisted in the chat that, “first of all, drones have not caused Crash. Increasingly, we are seeing the prerequisite qualities for becoming president as such: liar, sociopath, and a clear tendency toward psychosis. Continuing with his chat, the president noted the drone strategy is “kept on a very tight leash” and that “just a bunch of folks in a room somewhere making decisions” is clearly not the case. Forget that these drone strikes fall into two categories: CIA-supported or Barackstar’s admission of using drones for killing purposes brought an immediate response from numerous organizations, including Amnesty International. “President Obama’s confirmation of drone use in Pakistan opens the door for improved transparency and accountability in the U.S. drone program: its scope, legal justification and provisions to safeguard civilians,” said Tom Parker, AI USA’s policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, The current covert drone program by the U.S. has escalated rapidly under Obama, killing hundreds and hundreds of people since he claimed the White House in 2008. For the record, the New America Foundation’s It then appears between 300 and 400 individuals fall into Obama’s category of not being a “great number of civilian casualties.” Back in 2010, a senior Obama administration official, naturally speaking in an off-the-record moment, said, “If there are Predator operations in Pakistan, I would argue that the collateral damage is negligible at most, and that reports of intensified damage are a myth,” according to the And on it went - suggesting, implying, indirectly referencing, but never admitting - until this week. Combining a complete loss of integrity among all our political leaders with the total loss of a critical thinking skill set among most Americans, barackstar’s admission of the drone strikes being a “targeted focused effort at people who are on a list of active terrorists” will do little to assuage the fears of innocent civilians in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq or anywhere else U.S. activity in the Caspian Basin calls for it. The Pakistani government went on record this week noting America’s covert drone war games are not in favor there. In an exclusive interview with As the Democratic Party and its loyalist fan base rolls over for Obama’s war agenda increasingly reliant on technology to fight its dirty little wars, we bring religion into the cause. Interestingly enough, our current liar in the White House noted his “christian” values this week as well, no doubt an attempt at connecting with his god, a god who evidently believes drone strikes in foreign occupations and otherwise is a god-like activity. A madness has permeated our political and social fabric when we as a country do or say nothing to stop these attacks on innocent civilians. Only when it happens on our shores do we stand up and scream “git dim arabs.” Only then do rednecks and religious hypocrites unite. And let’s be perfectly honest with ourselves here, Bush and Obama clearly fall into either of these two categories. Our political leaders have set an example for us to follow, one which is so low, so malignant, so reprehensible, that the moral decay of this once-great nation was actually able to occur in just 200 years. An astounding reality, and apparently there’s no turning back. As the fruits of our labors are used in killing total strangers in far-off places, Americans continue stalking reality on television. Today, our future is as bleak as it’s even been. This November, Americans get a choice between barackstar and whatever slime the GOP can scrape from the bottom of its garbage can. Some choice. On the plus side of all this, Americans can stand proud knowing their tax dollars will eventually “git dim Arabs,” at least until the oil is gone. Our current president, much like his predecessor, has taken the definition of “truth to power” to exaggerated new heights by making a rare public admittance of the United States militarist use of drones in war, theoretically targeting alleged militants in Pakistan’s tribal regions near the Afghanistan border.In an online video chat , Obomba was asked about his increased use of drone strikes - he ordered more in his first year in office than did George Junior during his entire eight-year reign - their toll on innocent civilians, and whether using them benefits the nation.How naive. Of course these strikes benefit a nation with an insatiable appetite for oil. And for spending taxpayer dollars on the largest military budget in the history of civilization. And for killing innocent civilians.Finally, we get the transparent government America’s first black president promised back when he was still a green-behind-the-ears senator from Illinois.Nevertheless, barackstar insisted in the chat that, “first of all, drones have not caused a great number of civilian casualties. For the most part they have been very precise, precision strikes against Al Qaeda and their affiliates. We have been very careful in how it's been applied.”Increasingly, we are seeing the prerequisite qualities for becoming president as such: liar, sociopath, and a clear tendency toward psychosis.Continuing with his chat, the president noted the drone strategy is “kept on a very tight leash” and that “just a bunch of folks in a room somewhere making decisions” is clearly not the case.Forget that these drone strikes fall into two categories: CIA-supported or military funded . Their purpose is to kill, innocents and alleged terrorists alike.Barackstar’s admission of using drones for killing purposes brought an immediate response from numerous organizations, including Amnesty International.“President Obama’s confirmation of drone use in Pakistan opens the door for improved transparency and accountability in the U.S. drone program: its scope, legal justification and provisions to safeguard civilians,” said Tom Parker, AI USA’s policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, in a statement this week.The current covert drone program by the U.S. has escalated rapidly under Obama, killing hundreds and hundreds of people since he claimed the White House in 2008.For the record, the New America Foundation’s Year of the Drone report notes between 1,715 and 2,680 people in Pakistan were killed by drone strikes during the last eight years. Of those numbers, between 1,424 and 2,209 were estimated to be militant deaths.It then appears between 300 and 400 individuals fall into Obama’s category of not being a “great number of civilian casualties.”Back in 2010, a senior Obama administration official, naturally speaking in an off-the-record moment, said, “If there are Predator operations in Pakistan, I would argue that the collateral damage is negligible at most, and that reports of intensified damage are a myth,” according to the Washington Post And on it went - suggesting, implying, indirectly referencing, but never admitting - until this week.Combining a complete loss of integrity among all our political leaders with the total loss of a critical thinking skill set among most Americans, barackstar’s admission of the drone strikes being a “targeted focused effort at people who are on a list of active terrorists” will do little to assuage the fears of innocent civilians in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq or anywhere else U.S. activity in the Caspian Basin calls for it.The Pakistani government went on record this week noting America’s covert drone war games are not in favor there. In an exclusive interview with Time , Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said, “There is not a single military person to date that has ever accepted in front of me that they have ever been supportive of drones. There is nobody in Pakistan who has ever been supportive of this.” This statement was in response to a suggestion by Time that Pakistan’s military supports the U.S. drone program while its Parliament is against the covert warfare, creating a “two-track relationship.”As the Democratic Party and its loyalist fan base rolls over for Obama’s war agenda increasingly reliant on technology to fight its dirty little wars, we bring religion into the cause.Interestingly enough, our current liar in the White House noted his “christian” values this week as well, no doubt an attempt at connecting with his god, a god who evidently believes drone strikes in foreign occupations and otherwise is a god-like activity.A madness has permeated our political and social fabric when we as a country do or say nothing to stop these attacks on innocent civilians. Only when it happens on our shores do we stand up and scream “git dim arabs.” Only then do rednecks and religious hypocrites unite. And let’s be perfectly honest with ourselves here, Bush and Obama clearly fall into either of these two categories.Our political leaders have set an example for us to follow, one which is so low, so malignant, so reprehensible, that the moral decay of this once-great nation was actually able to occur in just 200 years. An astounding reality, and apparently there’s no turning back.As the fruits of our labors are used in killing total strangers in far-off places, Americans continue stalking reality on television. Today, our future is as bleak as it’s even been. This November, Americans get a choice between barackstar and whatever slime the GOP can scrape from the bottom of its garbage can. Some choice.On the plus side of all this, Americans can stand proud knowing their tax dollars will eventually “git dim Arabs,” at least until the oil is gone. This opinion article was written by an independent writer. 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