> Ever since the spectacular pager attacks of September 2024
Describing one of the worst terror attacks on civilian targets, committed by Israel, as "spectacular" is a new level of manufacturing consent I have not seen before. Disgusting.
>a small village less than three miles from the Israeli border which had turned into a battlefield during Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah in 2024.
Classic New York Times style writing. This sentence should say “Israel attacked this village as part of its invasion of southern Lebanon and Hezbollah defended it”
Imagine if this whitewashing were done to Russia: Karkiv, a small city 10 miles from the Russian boarder which had turned into a battlefield during Russia’s campaign against Zelenski in 2022”
Hezbollah at least recently was much stronger than Lebanese army and even nowadays Lebanese army afraid to challenge Hezbollah. Concept of a powerful non state actor is something many people in the west refuse to acknowledge.
Sounds to me like this is just signature strikes but replacing the analysts with AI.
And to think many would cheer if it were being applied to ends they approve of (enforcing some petty domestic law with fines and bureaucrats instead of taking foreign soil with bombs and soldiers, or whatever).
“His family described him as a former fighter for the militant Islamist group, but who in his older age had taken an administrative role”
…this sounds like a valid military target. Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that, bewilderingly, has declared war on Israel. Whether or not Israel should be mucking around in southern Lebanon is somewhat orthogonal to the validity of an attack on such a man. (And being able to reduce civilian casualties with a phone call is a good thing.)
Given the IDF’s record, I’d assume a more-sympathetic target could be found.
Would you say the same about a 40 year old suburban USA dad who is a Walmart store manager, who served in the US army for 8 years in his twenties? Is that a "valid military target"? Can Iran drop a bomb on the Walmart that he works in?
No, that’s the point, Israel wants their civilians to not be targeted even though many/ most of them have served in the IDF, but they targeted this man.
> Experts warn that AI-powered systems could misidentify civilians.
That's obviously not an outcome Israel is overly concerned about.
This is an impressive system and great that it’s put to good use by eliminating terrorists.
What an upsetting read. This is just how you "breed" more terrorism.
This is terrorism
eh? why did you reply to my comment with this one not about my comment?
This is the fate that awaits us all once the machines take over
This fatalism completely absolves the humans that choose to apply these systems
Irrelevant
Is this Palentir related ?
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> Ever since the spectacular pager attacks of September 2024
Describing one of the worst terror attacks on civilian targets, committed by Israel, as "spectacular" is a new level of manufacturing consent I have not seen before. Disgusting.
>a small village less than three miles from the Israeli border which had turned into a battlefield during Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah in 2024.
Classic New York Times style writing. This sentence should say “Israel attacked this village as part of its invasion of southern Lebanon and Hezbollah defended it”
Imagine if this whitewashing were done to Russia: Karkiv, a small city 10 miles from the Russian boarder which had turned into a battlefield during Russia’s campaign against Zelenski in 2022”
Its not up to Hezbollah to defend it. Lebanon is not asking Hezbollah to do this.
Israel are stealing land, ethnically cleansing and flattening villages.
Hezbollah, whatever you may think of them, are the main security actor in the South. Why should they not defend their civilian population?
Why did the Lebanese army not defend it then?
Hezbollah at least recently was much stronger than Lebanese army and even nowadays Lebanese army afraid to challenge Hezbollah. Concept of a powerful non state actor is something many people in the west refuse to acknowledge.
Sounds to me like this is just signature strikes but replacing the analysts with AI.
And to think many would cheer if it were being applied to ends they approve of (enforcing some petty domestic law with fines and bureaucrats instead of taking foreign soil with bombs and soldiers, or whatever).
You can appeal a fine. You can't appeal a missile.
“His family described him as a former fighter for the militant Islamist group, but who in his older age had taken an administrative role”
…this sounds like a valid military target. Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that, bewilderingly, has declared war on Israel. Whether or not Israel should be mucking around in southern Lebanon is somewhat orthogonal to the validity of an attack on such a man. (And being able to reduce civilian casualties with a phone call is a good thing.)
Given the IDF’s record, I’d assume a more-sympathetic target could be found.
Would you say the same about a 40 year old suburban USA dad who is a Walmart store manager, who served in the US army for 8 years in his twenties? Is that a "valid military target"? Can Iran drop a bomb on the Walmart that he works in?
> a 40 year old suburban USA dad who is a Walmart store manager, who served in the US army for 8 years in his twenties?
No. But if he’s still on the Army payroll, yes?
Like with a pension?
>"taken an administrative role"
Not GP, but no... a pension is not similar to an administrative role.
So anyone who has ever served in the IDF is fair game? Got it
> anyone who has ever served in the IDF is fair game?
Aren’t they? Particularly if they’re still doing work for the IDF or are active reservists.
No, that’s the point, Israel wants their civilians to not be targeted even though many/ most of them have served in the IDF, but they targeted this man.
Joining armies used to mean something.