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Charles Krauthammer and Conor Friedersdorf Reveal How Little they Know About Domestic Drones

Benjamin Wittes
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 12:33 PM
As Raffaela noted earlier, Atlantic blogger Conor Friedersdorf has written in praise (sort of) of conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer for the latter’s opposition to domestic drones. I would consider this a heartwarming example of a cross-ideological meeting of the minds, except that meeting takes place on particularly ignorant ground.

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As Raffaela noted earlier, Atlantic blogger Conor Friedersdorf has written in praise (sort of) of conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer for the latter’s opposition to domestic drones. I would consider this a heartwarming example of a cross-ideological meeting of the minds, except that meeting takes place on particularly ignorant ground. If this sort of paranoia is where Right and Left are going to come together over robotics, we’ve got a tough few years ahead of us in thinking through the policy issues surrounding domestic UAVs.
Speaking on Fox News, Krauthammer said the following:

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