Predator Drones Could Face Legal Challenges From Human Rights Advocates

Human rights activists at odds with President Obama over his recent national security decisions are indicating that they might legally challenge the U.S. military’s use of Predator drones, a weapon that intelligence officials say is their single most effective tool in combating Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan…

Gabor Rona, international legal director of Human Rights First, a U.S.-based group that advocates universal rights and freedom, said large number of civilians are being unintentionally hit, harmed and killed.

“This is not only a violation of the international laws of war,” he said. “It’s bad policy.”

Interestingly, Murdoc Online and Blogagog teamed up a few years ago to solve this fearful dilemma. Here’s the new Predator-B (MQ-9 Reaper):

MQ-9 Reaper Predator B UAV

Obviously, that’s scary as all get out. And look at all those weapons. It’s time to stop all this senseless terror-mongering and get a little friendlier.

So, below, is the proposed Predator-B(S) by Murdoc and Blogagog:
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The original post got this comment:

You want to hear something funny? The trigger pullers that actually made the shots got a hold of this poster and laughed out loud. This is also hanging in Maersk’s main office. I know because I made the poster and a buddy of mine is VP at Maersk. It’s also now they’re official computer wallpaper.

That’s awesome. There were a lot of folks here at home cheering those guys and all of those that helped make it happen.

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Via Rustmeister

Quote of the day over at View from the Porch:

Everyone who’s ever attended a gun show knows that you are guaranteed to find at least one table (and probably several) of genuine whackos: Neo-Nazis, conspiranoiacs, people who think space aliens assassinated Elvis with fluoridated water, that sort of thing. It’s just the eddies in the stream where the First and Second Amendments flow together. Frankly, a gun show without Nazis to mock would be like a gun show without beef jerky. [emphasis Murdoc's]

As they say: “Indeed.”

Via Say Uncle.

Words I Never Thought I’d Say

Only 5 weeks removed and boy, do I miss the fiscal restraint of the Bush administration.

Ouch. Via Uncle.

Leaked picture from the early days of the Bush administration:

Notice the DHS database on the far left...

Highway sign in Texas last month

Pranks with electronic road signs stir worry

Pranksters in at least three states are messing with electronic road signs meant to warn motorists of possible traffic problems by putting drivers on notice about Nazi zombies and raptors. And highway safety officials aren’t amused.

The latest breach came Tuesday during the morning rush hour near Collinsville, Ill., where hackers changed a sign along southbound Interstate 255 to read, “DAILY LANE CLOSURES DUE TO ZOMBIES.”

And signs in Austin, Texas, recently flashed: “NAZI ZOMBIES! RUN!!!” and “ZOMBIES IN AREA! RUN.”

Though kinda amusing, I guess I’ve gotta agree that this is out of line.

A reader emails:

It’s not a metaphorical sign of the coming apocalypse as we usually refer to it. It’s an actual sign of the coming apocalypse.

Prepare yourself:

The last one, The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks, won’t be out until June but is available for pre-order.

Isn’t that offensive to our friends the Taliban?

Just askin’…

This make Murdoc laugh:

Has anyone noticed that about 80% of blog posts concerning Harry Reid use that photo?

Is teh funny. (via teh Instapundit)