CIA often doesn’t know whom it kills with drones
Despite not even knowing the identity of the dead, the CIA asserted that all those killed were combatants VIDEO
Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 12:53 PM UTC 13News Video, Drones, CIA, Pakistan, NBC
Targeted killing
News Video, Drones, CIA, Pakistan, NBC
A progressive defense of drones
As a liberal I was against drones reflexively. But the moral debate is more complicated than I'd realized
Friday, May 24, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 141Politics Drones, Targeted killing
Closing Gitmo is not enough
Obama admits "No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare” -- but fails to offer way out
Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:48 PM UTC 69Politics Drones, Targeted killing
Obama’s drone speech will probably be maddening
His proposed reforms appear positive, but will he continue to ignore the real arguments against his policy?
Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:15 PM UTC 17Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
Yemeni activist: U.S. strikes “kerosene for insurgency”
At Capitol Hill hearing on lethal drone killings, testimonies urge American accountability, legal precision VIDEO
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 7:08 PM UTC 10News Video, Drones
Drone victim: U.S. strikes boost al-Qaida recruitment
A young Yemeni whose village was targeted by a U.S. drone strike tells Salon about the experience, and its effects
Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 48Politics al qaeda, Drones, Drone Attacks
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
CIA may lose drone program
Targeted killing program would move to Pentagon, controversies largely in tow
Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 5:17 PM UTCTechnology CIA, Defense Department, Drones
Federal court: CIA can’t ignore FOIAs on drones
A D.C. court ruled in favor of ACLU now that the existence of targeted killing program has been publicly noted
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 4:20 PM UTCNews Drones, CIA, Targeted killing, FOIA
Stop saying targeted killings protect Muslim women
A justification for targeted killings in the middle east was to shield women from violence. They've made it worse
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 8:20 PM UTCPolitics Drones, Targeted killing
The choice for Democrats: Obama or liberalism?
Rather than reflexively stand behind the president, progressives can fight for Social Security and civil liberties
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 62Business Social Security, Medicare
Obama on drones: I’m not Dick Cheney
The president reportedly embraced "at least it's not the Bush era" logic to Democratic senators
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 1:35 PM UTC 13News Dick Cheney, Barack Obama
The submissive, indifferent Democrats
Important questions on targeted killings were raised this week, and more remain. Progressives were nowhere
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 5:59 PM UTC 68Politics Targeted killing, Drones
How to think about drones
As Rand Paul's filibuster demonstrated, the drone debate is about more than judging technology
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 30Technology Drones, CIA, counterterror, Privacy
White House: Obama would not use drones on U.S. soil
Carney says the president "has not" and "would not" but what he has the authority to do is what's at stake
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 9:15 PM UTCTechnology CIA, John Brennan, Rand Paul
Liberals should proudly cheer on Rand Paul
If he's right on principle, progressives should back him up -- even if he's wrong on everything else. Here's why
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 6:50 PM UTC 114Politics Rand Paul, Liberals, Republicans
Does Eric Holder know the law?
The A.G. said today that Congress can't prohibit killings on U.S. soil. He should re-read that statute
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 71Politics Eric Holder, justice department
Yes, the president can kill Americans on U.S. soil
In a letter to Rand Paul, Attorney General Eric Holder affirms, again, the expansive powers of the chief executive
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 9:30 PM UTC 128News John Brennan, CIA, Eric Holder
WH refuses to release more kill list opinions
The Obama administration will bend to GOP demands over Benghazi to see Brennan confirmed
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 1:32 PM UTCNews Drones, Kill Lists
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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