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Ex-Pentagon Lawyer Shoots Down Drone Court Idea

Ex-Pentagon Lawyer Shoots Down Drone Court Idea

Matt Sledge  03.18.2013
NEW YORK -- Jeh Johnson, who was until three months ago the Pentagon's top lawyer, outlined his objections to a drone court in a speech...
Court Rejects CIA's Alice-in-Wonderland Defense of Drone Secrecy

Court Rejects CIA's Alice-in-Wonderland Defense of Drone Secrecy

03.18.2013
A federal appeals court rebuffed the Obama administration's drone policy on Friday, ruling that the CIA stretched its considerable secrecy...
Obama Seeks Global Influence On Drones

Obama Seeks Global Influence On Drones

03.17.2013
(Repeats with no change) By Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who...
Friday Talking Points -- Chides of March

Friday Talking Points -- Chides of March

03.15.2013
Want to cut something like $850 billion from the next 10 years of budgeting? End the War. There's a novel budget-cutting idea, eh, folks?...
Obama, Civil Liberties, And The Presidency: An Interview With Gene Healy

Obama, Civil Liberties, And The Presidency: An Interview With Gene Healy

Radley Balko  03.15.2013
Gene Healy has been one of the more prominent and consistent critics of presidential power going back to the Clinton administration. (Disclosure:...
WATCH: 'Eagle Claw' Drone Picks Up Payloads Like A Bird Of Prey

WATCH: 'Eagle Claw' Drone Picks Up Payloads Like A Bird Of Prey

Betsy Isaacson  03.15.2013
Four engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have equipped a drone with a…claw. In a video posted to YouTube in February, they show...
Pentagon: Iranian Plane Pursued U.S. Drone

Pentagon: Iranian Plane Pursued U.S. Drone

03.15.2013
WASHINGTON -- An Iranian fighter jet approached a U.S. surveillance drone over the Persian Gulf but broke off its pursuit after the pilot...
Court Finds It Not 'Plausible' That CIA Has No Role In Drone Strikes

Court Finds It Not 'Plausible' That CIA Has No Role In Drone Strikes

Ryan J. Reilly  03.15.2013
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court's decision that dismissed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against...
For All Practical Porpoises

For All Practical Porpoises

03.15.2013
Even cooler than a porpoise-drawn chariot, though, are porpoise assassins, an opinion that the Ukrainian navy apparently shares with me,...
Poll Finds Lopsided Take On Rand Paul's Filibuster

Poll Finds Lopsided Take On Rand Paul's Filibuster

Emily Swanson  03.14.2013
Although Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster demanding answers about the U.S. drone program drew criticism, including from some in his own GOP,...
Tea Party Optimistic At CPAC

Tea Party Optimistic At CPAC

03.14.2013
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference traditionally draws colorful characters from all over the country. At this year's conference,...

Dear Mr Obama: You're Just Like Dick

03.14.2013
Mr. President, what a high bar you have set for yourself in assuring us that you are no Dick Cheney when it comes to drones. Wow, the country...
The Most Terrifying Drone Ever! Run Away!

The Most Terrifying Drone Ever! Run Away!

03.14.2013
It's always a good idea to keep a tenacious eye on government authority. But if we, as citizens and activists, want to be taken as grown-ups,...
Camel's Nose: Let's Outlaw Drone Strikes in the United States

Camel's Nose: Let's Outlaw Drone Strikes in the United States

03.13.2013
Some people will say: the government isn't conducting drone strikes in the U.S. There is no indication that the government plans to conduct...
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