San Diego Veterans For Peace Demonstration Starts "National Anti-Drone Days of Action"
Thursday,
April 4, 2013 Poway, CA - Anti-drone protesters gathered at the General
Atomics Predator drone production site. After a peaceful march around
the facilities, people held signs and banners at the corners of Scripps
Poway Parkway and Stowe Drive.
[Wikipedia] General Atomics is a nuclear
physics and defense contractor headquartered in San Diego, California.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of
General Atomics, provides unmanned aerial vehicles and radar solutions
for military and commercial applications worldwide. The Predator UAV is
made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Initially conceived in the early 1990s for reconnaissance
and forward observation roles, the Predator carries cameras and other
sensors but has been modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions. The aircraft, in use since 1995, has seen combat over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia. Speaker Dave
Patterson is a U.S. Air Force Veteran, Past President of the San Diego
Veterans For Peace and is the San Diego Veterans For Peace No Drones
Coordinator.
Police Confiscate Toy UAV, "It Might Hurt Somebody"
San Diego Police step in to confiscate toy drone at CodePink protest because "it might hurt somebody".
Friday, April 5, 2013 @ 8AM Protest at home of Neal Blue, General Atomics CEO 9756 La Jolla Farms Road, La Jolla, California DRONE DIEGO, CA - Members of CODEPINK coordinated a theatrical protest in front of the home of Neal Blue, CEO of General Atomics, manufacturer of the Predator and Reaper drones. This protest was part of National Anti-Drone Days of Action in San Diego, April 4-7.
CODEPINK Attempts To Fly Drone Over War Profiteer's Mansion
Part 1: "Taking Care of Business" 7m31s
Neal Blue and his billionaire friends party in the streets to celebrate
all the money to be made from drones and never-ending war. Neal thanks
his buddies at AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems
International) and Congress for making him so filthy rich. Neal is a
Republican but loves Obama for using so many killer drones overseas and
surveillance over the United States!
Part 2: "Reading the Children's Kill List" 7m23s
Protesters crash the billionaires party. A bunch of "Women For Peace"
disguised in pink read a list of children killed by drones. Neal Blue
meets with the trouble-maker activists and insists only terrorists (and
future terrorists) are targeted. He cites the great economy and says how
Congress uses his drones after they buy them is not his business.
Part 3: "For Your Drone Protection" 7m29s
The party resumes as Neal Blue and his billionaire friends worship new
"Baby Drone" technology. While considering how to arm it with
"less-than-lethal" weapons, they decide to test the little UAV by flying
it over Neal Blue's mansion. To their dismay, the local police
literally step in and confiscate the toy drone on the grounds "it might
hurt somebody". The billionaires stage a sit-in to regain their private
property but in the end, money makes all the difference!
Part 4: "A Souvenir Photo To Neal" 9m1s
The party ends as the protesters gather to take one last picture. They
send a message to Neal Blue by chalking the street in front of his
ocean-view mansion. Some songs are sung and the police are thanked.
A Souvenir Photo to Neal Blue.
Reading the children's kill list.
Reading the children's kill list.
Protesters chalk the street in front of Neal Blue's mansion in La Jolla, CA.
Protesters chalk the street in front of Neal Blue's mansion in La Jolla, CA.
