Summary Of Benjamin's Book 'Medea'

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In the third part of Medea Benjamins book, one of the questions being asked was “Can a government kill its own citizens without trial?” (135) The example being used was that in 2011 a missile was launched that hit two American citizens. Their target was to hit someone from the terrorist group, and the two Americans were collateral damage. So the drones do not just kill the targets, they kill others also. They also kill our own people who are united states citizens. It makes me question if some of our soldiers have been hit too. The people who are fighting for our country are not safe. Two lives were killed, and the reasons for the killing is classified.
2. Joe Klein’s response was “whose 4 year old gets killed?” To me, this goes against ethics