Brennan Placates Congress on Torture, Drones in Confirmation Hearings | Brennan refused to call water-boarding torture, saying he’s ‘not a lawyer’
Brennan Placates Congress on Torture, Drones in Confirmation Hearings
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CIA Using Secret Drone Base in Saudi Arabia for Two Years
Secret CIA Drone Base in Saudi Arabia for Two Years | Secret drone base in Saudi Arabia portend’s blowback
Congress Considers Limiting President’s Drone Authority
Congress Considers Limiting President’s Drone Authority | Senators demand release of legal documents justifying targeted killings of US citizens
Senators Ask Obama for Legal Memos on Targeted Killings of US Citizens
Senators Ask Obama for Legal Memos OKing Killings of US Citizens | They may hold up the nominations of Hagel and Brennan if the President does not comply.
Leaked Justice Department Memo Reveals Legal Case for Targeted Killings of US Citizens
DOJ Memo Reveals Case for Targeted Killings of US Citizens | Obama has greatly expanded the meaning of the word “imminence” to allow for targeted killings
US Plans Base for Drones Near Mali
US Plans Base for Drones Near Mali | The Pentagon is expanding into Africa
Yemen Cabinet Minister Condemns Drone Strikes
Yemen Minister Condemns Drone Strikes |
Officials Scramble to Limit Domestic Drone Surveillance
Officials Scramble to Limit Domestic Drone Surveillance | Florida bill would ban spy drones for police
US Drone Use Setting Off New Global Arms Race
With the US's dramatic expansion of drone use for both surveillance and targeted bombings, a veritable arms race in unmanned aerial vehicles has begun, prompting concern from some in Washington worried about international rivals using drones like the US does. "The...
In 4 Drone Strikes in A Single Day, US Kills Up to 25
The US launched up to four separate drone strikes in the tribal regions of Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, according to some reports. As usual, all of the casualties were claimed to be militants. But a recent study by one of President Obama's former...
