DOJ letter to the AP defends phone call subpoenas
The subpoenas were part of "the protection of national security and effective enforcement of our criminal laws"
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:19 PM UTCPolitics Eric Holder, Associated Press
Yemen
Politics Eric Holder, Associated Press
How drones deceive us
The advantage of technologized warfare is also its most worrying: The perception of decreased risk to the aggressor
Thursday, May 9, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 14Technology War, Drones, United Nations
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 47Politics al qaeda, Drones, Drone Attacks
Top 5 investigative videos: Stoned on the job
From pot brownies to nerve-calming heads of lettuce, a look at the finest docs YouTube has to offer VIDEO
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 6:00 PM UTCTechnology Video
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
Saudi, Yemen under fire for child executions
Human rights groups condemn the death penalty for juvenile offenders, only abolished in the U.S. in 2005
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 5:39 PM UTCNews Death Penalty
What about foreign nationals killed by drones?
Politicians and the media ignore the overwhelming majority of those targeted and killed
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:46 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Drones, John Brennan
Drones are on the “wrong side of history”
The deadly attacks subvert the rule of law -- and could come back to haunt U.S. foreign policy for decades to come
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 7:26 PM UTC 15Politics BillMoyers.com, New York Times
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
12 rational responses to irrational gun arguments
With the gun control debate hitting a fever pitch, a handy how-to guide for dealing with gun rights extremists
Friday, Jan 25, 2013 4:47 PM UTC 199Politics AlterNet, Gun Control
UN launches investigation into drone strikes
A Geneva-based team will examine reports of civilian deaths and the legality of the U.S.'s extrajudicial killings
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 3:44 PM UTCTechnology Drones, UN, ACLU, Pakistan, Yemen
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
Obama misleads over end to war
In his inaugural address, the president hailed end to decade of war, while apparatus for perpetual war is cemented
Monday, Jan 21, 2013 8:47 PM UTC 35News Drones, Shadow War, Yemen, Somalia
With drones, no Christmas ceasefire
Two U.S. drone strikes were carried out in Yemen on Christmas Eve
Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 4:32 PM UTCTechnology Drones, U.S. Military, UAVs, Yemen
Gun violence, by the numbers
These stats tell you everything you need to know about our nationwide epidemic -- and my personal trauma
Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 2:30 PM UTC 11Politics The Weeklings, Gun Violence
U.S. buys Yemen a fleet of spy planes
Manned aircraft will join unmanned drones in the U.S. shadow war
Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 8:20 PM UTCNews Disposition Matrix, Wired, Drones
CIA wants more drones
The spy agency continues expanding into a paramilitary force
Friday, Oct 19, 2012 12:06 PM UTCNews Drones, David Petraeus, Yemen
Security officer at US embassy in Yemen killed
Killing bears the hallmarks of an al-Qaida attack
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 11:18 AM UTCNews Middle East, Al-Qaida, Yemen
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