Common Sense 166 – Droning on about Pakistan

Should the U.S. expand unmanned military drone attacks into Pakistan’s cities as part of the War on Terror? Dan discusses the ramifications of that while also discussing marijuana and climate change.

Show Notes:
1.”In Retrospect” by Robert S. McNamara
2.”U.S. Considering drone attacks on Pakistani city of 850,000: report” by The Raw Story, December 14, 2009.
3.”U.S. Mulls Predator strikes in Pakistani cities: report” by Agence France-Presse (AFP), December 14, 2009.
4.”Widening the Pakistan Drone War: On To-Do List, Or Nixed?” by Nathan Hodge for Wired magazine, December 14, 2009.
5.”Our friend! Our enemy!” by The Nation (Pakistan), December 16, 2009.
6.”Obama resisting drone strikes in Quetta” by the Daily Times (Pakistan), December 15, 2009.
7.”Pak warns of fallout as U.S. Seeks to extend drone strike: Report” by The Economic Times (India), December 14, 2009.
8.”Up to 56,000 more contractors likely for Afghanistan, congressional agency says” by Walter Pincus for The Washington Post, December 16, 2009.
9.”The Great War for Civilisation” by Robert Fisk
10.”The climate-change travesty” by George Will for The Washington Post, December 6, 2009.