"Hellfire from Paradise Ranch deals with drone warfare as manhunting carried out via satellite from Creech AFB near Las Vegas. It examines the layers of fantasy on which counterterrorism and its self-sustaining logic are grounded, in addition to the trauma endured by drone operators when, due to their visual intimacy with their victims, that fantasy collapses. The book situates the resistance to drone killings in the same apocalyptic Nevada desert where nuclear testing, pacifist militancy, and Shoshone tradition overlap. ...
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"Hellfire from Paradise Ranch deals with drone warfare as manhunting carried out via satellite from Creech AFB near Las Vegas. It examines the layers of fantasy on which counterterrorism and its self-sustaining logic are grounded, in addition to the trauma endured by drone operators when, due to their visual intimacy with their victims, that fantasy collapses. The book situates the resistance to drone killings in the same apocalyptic Nevada desert where nuclear testing, pacifist militancy, and Shoshone tradition overlap. The Epilogue, 'Obama's Troy,' dwells on the tragic error of a good president unable to resist the deceptions of the counterterror state"
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
