Let's Have a Word

by DAN CALLOWAY | Editor in chief, LHAW

WASHINGTON, DC - The current pace of technological advancement in the area of robotics and the use of drones in fighting wars on a global scale is exponential. The U.S. military is turning its attention to an ever-growing use of unmanned drones and robots to thwart terrorism after 9/11. No longer are we having to place human soldiers in harms way to fight terrorism. Drones can strike any target on a worldwide scale and remove those targets that would heretofore require an inordinate amount of human military might being exposed to increasing risks of  injury or death. Robots are now being used to disarm IED explosive devices in Pakistan and Afghanistan with no threat to human life whereas in the past, it would have been necessary for a soldier to suit up in heavy armour to disarm this same device all the while running the risk of severe injury or death if the device exploded during the disarming process.

One of the major decisions that must be made in the use of robots and drones in warfare and military conflicts in the future is the legal, ethical, and political ramifications that their use would cause. The use of such devices today by the military at the command of the US President and their almost total secrecy is that the decision to go to War and to launch attacks against extra-territorial targets throughout the world has been virtually taken away from the US Congress. No longer does the US Congress have the final "say so" when it comes to making the determination that military force against a foreign government or entity is necessary. Furthermore, the laws that govern international conflict are being superseded by US actions, which may eventually cause a global backlash against the US because our use of military force against all enemies, foreign and domestic, is being sanctioned on the authority of retaliation against attacks by terrorists on 9/11.

What must be decided in the future is whether we are prepared for the legal and ethical consequences of allowing robotic soldiers (or even drones) to make the decision to take a human life. Currently, the US military is claiming that the final decision to take a human life is made by a human being that sits between the robot and the technology that drives it. However, when the intelligence of our man-made machines exceeds our own, will we be able to control our machines or will they control us? It's not fantasy to assume that our machines will someday possess an intelligence that is greater than our own; the question is, when will it happen not whether it will happen and are we prepared for this day?

Please watch this video and decide for yourself:

 

by DAN CALLOWAY | Editor in Chief, LHAW

WEAVERVILLE, NC - I have tons of photos that I have stored on CD, on my Desktop and Laptop computers' hard drives, and even in the Cloud. I like to take photographs as well as gather photos of others that I've captured off the Internet. But, what is lacking is some type of organization of those photos into albums and managing those albums so that it's easy to store them into like categories and display them for others to see.

Well, I went searching for a photo gallery application for Linux and stumbled across Gallery 3.0.2, which is an open source web based
photo album organizer. Gallery gives you an intuitive way to blend
photo management seamlessly into your own website whether you're running
a small personal site or a large community site.

by Kevin D. Freeman
Published by DAN CALLOWAY | Editor in chief, LHAW

WASHINGTON, DC - Who’s Really To Blame For America’s Catastrophic Financial Meltdown And Devastating National Recession?

Contrary to what the “Occupy Movement” might tell you, it’s not greedy Wall Street executives. No, as one of America’s top financial professionals reveals in this shocking new book, the real culprit is economic warfare, with our foreign enemies exploiting our lurking financial weaknesses.

In Secret Weapon, Kevin D. Freeman unveils how all the evidence – including motive, means, and opportunity – points to America’s foreign enemies as deliberately pushing our economy over the brink. In this stunning expose, Freeman reveals:

    * The evidence linking Communist China and Islamic finance to economic warfare against the United States