Pakistan’s highest court rules U.S. drone strikes illegal
Judges said that since innocent civilians have been killed, the strikes should be considered war crimes
Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:46 PM UTC 20News Drones, CIA, Pakistan, Al-Qaida
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Senate drone hearing challenges “targeted kill” claims
Witness testimony undermines administration claims that only al-Qaida leaders are drone targets
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 9:22 PM UTCTechnology senate subcomittee, Drones
Obama administration lied about drone targets
McClatchy obtained documents showing strikes targeted "others," not just high level al-Qaida operatives
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 12:08 PM UTC 11News Barack Obama, Pakistan, Yemen
When drone strike victims receive condolence payments
The CIA gives financial compensation to the families of slain civilians, but the practice is shrouded in secrecy
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 6:07 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Drone strikes, Drones
How do you explain drone killings? With post-Orwellian “Newspeak”
In the logic of perma-war, "imminent threat" is everywhere and drone attacks on Americans are no problem
Saturday, Feb 9, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 80News Drones, John Brennan
Brennan faces the Senate Intelligence Committee
UPDATED: After early Code Pink protest, the hearing goes smoothly for Brennan, who skirts a number of questions
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 7:30 PM UTCNews John Brennan, CIA
Lindsey Graham’s salute to the targeted killing of American citizens
The dumbest response yet to the Obama administration's targeted killing white paper
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 10:41 PM UTC 51Politics Politics, Lindsey Graham
DoJ memo: It’s legal to kill Americans with drones
NBC obtains a confidential document on legal reasoning behind targeted killing, which the ACLU calls "chilling"
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 2:31 PM UTC 55All Salon Drone strikes
Yemen’s human rights minister criticizes U.S. drone strikes
Following amped up attacks in recent weeks, the cabinet minister expressed concern about civilian deaths
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 4:56 PM UTCTechnology Yemen, Drones, Shadow War, Al-Qaida
5 terrifying facts about John Brennan
Obama's tapped a man for the top CIA post who has supported drone strikes, torture and extraordinary rendition
Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013 3:51 PM UTC 12Politics AlterNet, John Brennan, CIA
A tweeted tale of drone strikes
One Twitter user offers a short history of U.S. drone attacks, which looks endless across social media
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 10:20 PM UTCTechnology Drones, Drone strikes, Pakistan
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