cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17965417
Richard Thomas Medhurst (1992) is an independent journalist, political commentator, and analyst from the United Kingdom with a focus on international affairs, US politics, and the Middle East.
Medhurst is known for his coverage of the Julian Assange extradition case in London, as one of the only journalists to report on the trial of the WikiLeaks founder from inside the court.
He has also covered the Iran nuclear deal talks on the ground in Vienna.
Medhurst was born in Damascus, Syria. His father is English and mother is Syrian. Both his parents served in United Nations Peacekeeping and Observer missions and were among the UN Peacekeepers awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988.
Owing to his parents’ professional mobility, he has lived in Syria, Pakistan, Switzerland, and Austria. He speaks four languages fluently: English, Arabic, French, and German.
As an independent journalist, Medhurst regularly hosts live broadcasts and video reports on his YouTube channel. Previous guests include the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, the Dep Foreign Minister of Iran; the Palestinian, Russian and Cuban ambassadors to the United Nations in Vienna; the former British Ambassador to Syria; and various UN officials, journalists, and more.
Medhurst’s reports and analysis on Yemen, Ukraine, Syria, Niger, Lebanon, Iran, the Israeli occupation in Palestine and its genocide in Gaza have gone viral countless times, racking up millions of views.
Richard Medhurst has a combined following of roughly one million people online, and appears regularly on international news outlets including Al Jazeera, WikiLeaks, Black Agenda Report, Al Mayadeen, The Times, LBC, and others.
I watched some of the video and am currently stationed in the state and fly drones for fun. I usually go to parks and fly them and take pictures. Sometimes I let my one drone just follow me so people are not near me. But stupid question probably are flying drones a big deal now and have laws been enacted against them? Because one time I was at JFK Airport and left my drone outside just to hassle the baggage people. And yes sometimes I am petty. But is it not what they receive already on the internet?
It is an excellent hobby to have!
The military drones mentioned in the video and the commercial drones for hobby are completely different, though.
One is commercially available and used for hobbies, and some in a professional manner, while the drones in the video are military drones used for battle.
But… question probably are flying drones a big deal now and have laws been enacted against them?
The laws are really strict if you would like to be an official certificated remote pilot in the US.[1]
Flying Near Airports[2]
Drone operators should avoid flying near airports because it is difficult for manned aircraft to see and avoid a drone while flying. Remember that drone operators must avoid manned aircraft and are responsible for any safety hazard their drone creates in an airport environment.
Airports in Uncontrolled Airspace
For flights near airports in uncontrolled airspace that remain under 400’ above the ground, prior authorization is not required. When flying in these areas, remote pilots and recreational flyers must be aware of and avoid traffic patterns and takeoff and landing areas. A drone must not interfere with operations at the airport must yield right-of-way to all other aircraft. Uncontrolled airspace and other flying restrictions can be found on our B4UFLY app.
Yea since I have been doing a deep dive into middle eastern terrorist groups not going to click on those links. Just kind of a lit a bit weary of it no offense or anything I appreciate it and will document but its hard for me to belive that Israel can’t just have a Mossad sniper take them right out or their iron dome.
deep dive into middle eastern terrorist groups not going to click on those links
I am not sure why that would be a problem though, but it is good to be cautious of the government and their spying on US citizens that is well documented.
its hard for me to belive that Israel can’t just have a Mossad sniper take them right out or their iron dome.
Edit2: forgot to add sentence below and imporve overall word flow
In this video, Richard Medhurst goes into why Israel was not able to take down the drones. I don’t think a sniper would be the correct way to take down a drone.
