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Foreign Policy: “Ron Paul’s vibrant fan base is in open rebellion today over Rand Paul’s perceived reversal on domestic drone strikes. The Kentucky senator, whose famous 13-hour Senate floor filibuster did much to strengthen his ties with his father’s hardcore following, told Fox Business Network on Tuesday he’s OK with drone strikes on American citizens [...]
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Inside the Cover: When the Whole World Has Drones
Posted by admin on March 22nd, 2013
America, the world’s leading democracy and a country built on a legal and moral framework unlike any other, has adopted a war-making process that too often bypasses its traditional, regimented, and rigorously overseen military in favor of a secret program never publicly discussed, based on legal advice never properly vetted. The Obama administration has used [...]
When the Whole World Has Drones
Posted by admin on March 22nd, 2013
A slim aircraft glided through Israeli airspace, maintaining low altitude and taking a winding path to avoid detection. It flew over sensitive military installations and was beginning its approach to the Dimona nuclear reactor when it was blown from the sky by the Israel Defense Forces. The plane was pilotless, directed by agents elsewhere, and [...]
White House Weighs Shifting CIA Drones to Military
Posted by admin on March 21st, 2013
The Obama administration is weighing the possibility of shifting the CIA’s controversial drone operations to the military, according to a U.S. official. The official says there have been discussions within the Obama administration about the shift. The president’s senior national security advisers have prepared a… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
American Voices: Rand Paul Filibusters For 13 Hours To Protest Drones
Posted by admin on March 7th, 2013
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) held up the confirmation process of President Barack Obama’s CIA nominee by filibustering for nearly 13 hours, protesting the administration’s failure to rule out drone strikes against American citizens on U.S. The Onion Tweet This Post
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No Comments »The Wonderful World of Drones
Posted by admin on March 7th, 2013
When Jimmy Lee Dykes held a 5-year-old captive in an Alabama bunker, a drone was monitoring from overhead. The 65-year-old had snatched the child from a school bus after killing the driver. As the hostage standoff dominated cable-news coverage for days in early February, authorities used the drone to scan the crime scene nearly continuously [...]
Gibbs Was Ordered Not to Discuss Drones
Posted by admin on February 25th, 2013
Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that he was ordered to never acknowledge the existence of the drone program, the Washington Examiner reports. Tweet This Post
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Sequesters, aspirations, drones
Posted by admin on February 17th, 2013
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Posted in Breaking News Tags: Abbreviated, aspirations, drones, Pundit, Roundup, Sequesters No Comments »Drones in the Spotlight
Posted by admin on February 7th, 2013
President Obama’s pick to head the CIA, John Brennan, heads to the Senate today for a likely contentious confirmation hearing before the Intelligence Committee. Tweet This Post
