Wired 8.04: Why the future doesn't need us.

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The reason the Future doesn't need us, humans ...

Five Reasons Why Drones Are Here to Stay 
Businessweek - 10 minutes ago 
In his much-lauded speech on counterterrorism at the National Defense University, President Obama sought to draw limits on U.S. use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, to target terrorists.

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