Sarcastic Amazon Reviews Take a Darker Turn on Toy Drone's Product Page

Flood of anti-U.S. comments

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Critics of the U.S.'s use of unmanned missile-firing robot aircraft overseas have found a novel forum for airing their grievances: the Amazon.com product page for a toy version of the American Predator Drone. Many of the Amazon write-ups have a sarcastic tone similar to the faux-adoring reviews aimed at the site's more pathetic products, like "Bic for Her" pens and banana slicers. But given the controversial and deadly nature of the drone program, these comments pack a bigger punch.

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