They don't have to be just flying assassins
(NEWSER) - Drones have transformed warfare, but they're "not just for firing missiles in Pakistan," anti-genocide activists Andrew Sniderman and Mark Hanis argue in the New York Times . Their radical proposal: Human rights groups should be buying drones, and using them to keep an eye on brutal governments. Imagine using a drone in Syria, for instance. Instead of relying on grainy camera photos, we'd have a high-def, bird's-eye view of the conflict. "A drone would let us count demonstrators, gun barrels, and pools of blood." More»
