America’s idiotic drone gamble
The military has kept a Saudi base under wraps for two years. Given its success in the region, it's no wonder why
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 6:08 PM UTCPolitics TomDispatch.com, Drones
Drones
Politics TomDispatch.com, Drones
Cheney backs Obama on drones
But adds that Obama picked Hagel because he wants to "do serious, serious damage to our military capabilities" VIDEO
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 2:09 PM UTCPolitics Video, Drones, Dick Cheney
Would Lincoln use drones?
Lincoln probably would have loved drones, but may have held off using them to kill for strategic reasons
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 10:06 PM UTC 12Politics Drones, Abraham Lincoln, History
Touré defends drone programs
"Some in this nation are getting soft and forgetful when they defend the civil liberties of al-Qaida members" VIDEO
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 9:58 PM UTC 26News Video, toure, MSNBC, Drones
Has Obama kept his open-government pledge?
A consortium of right-to-know groups finds that "it's [been] a mixed bag"
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 9:33 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Barack Obama
Congress takes sides on drones
Some members of Congress call for more oversight, while others defend the program unconditionally
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 6:19 PM UTCPolitics Ron Wyden, Drones, John Brennan
Dorner: A drone target on U.S. soil
The manhunt for cop-killing ex-cop helps inaugurate drone targeting within American borders
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 5:29 PM UTC 29News christopher dorner, Drones
Which police departments want drones?
The EFF obtains list of police departments and domestics agencies applying for UAVs
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 4:24 PM UTCTechnology Drones, eff, FAA, Domestic drones
Art world speaks out against drones
Artists are following in local government's footsteps by fighting drone surveillance
Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 10:00 PM UTCLife Hyperallergic, Art, Drones
Lawmakers urge oversight of drone program
Lawmakers on Sunday called for a closer look at President Obama's use of drones
Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 8:34 PM UTCPolitics Drones, Barack Obama
Salon limerick contest
The week in nonsense verse
Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 3:59 PM UTCEntertainment Poetry, Writers and Writing
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
Hagel, Kerry, Brennan: Is the Senate even trying?
Confirmation hearings are supposed to extract policy commitments, but too many senators simply pose for Fox News
Saturday, Feb 9, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 11Politics Chuck Hagel, Susan Rice
Fact-checking Feinstein on civilian drone deaths
At John Brennan's confirmation hearing, the senator understated civilian casualties from drones
Friday, Feb 8, 2013 2:35 PM UTC 26News Drones, CIA, John Brennan
Recognizing American privilege
Can we have empathy for our fellow citizens and our president, as well as those killed in drone wars? We have to
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 10:26 PM UTC 31News President Obama, Drones
Liberals love drones too
Why is it so hard to get liberals to care about drones? Most like them
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 103Politics Drones, John Brennan
“State-run propaganda”: Why does the press protect drone secrecy?
A stunning admission from the New York Times lays bare the news media's dangerous collusion with government
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 86Politics Drones, New York Times
Brennan hearing prompts release of kill list rationale
Obama directed DoJ to hand over the classified legal opinion to Senate Intelligence Committee
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 2:21 PM UTCNews John Brennan, CIA, Drones, Torture
Leaked drones memo shakes up Brennan confirmation hearings
Obama's pick to head the CIA was a major architect of the administration's drone program
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 5:03 PM UTCPolitics John Brennan
When liberals ignore injustice
Why isn't there more outrage about the president's unilateral targeted assassination program on the left?
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 11:27 PM UTC 302News Targeted killing, Drones
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