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Five Specific Questions Journalists Should Ask About the Drone Strike Policy

Robert Naiman | Posted 12.26.2012 | World
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Robert Naiman

Although it was a great first step that Bob Schieffer even said the word "drone" and made Mitt Romney say it too, to let politicians merely answer the question at this level of abstraction -- "I support drone strikes, too" -- is to let them off the hook.

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Tonight, Bob Schieffer Can Perform Real Journalism on Drone Strikes

Robert Naiman | Posted 12.22.2012 | World
Read More: Richard Hoagland, Bob Schieffer, Presidential Debates, Pakistan, Pakistan Drone Attacks, Obama Romney Drones, Drone Strikes, Obama Romney Debate, Drones, Obama Drone Strikes, World News
Robert Naiman

One of the most fundamental tasks of journalism in a free society is to press the government to disgorge information. And nowhere is this task more important than when it comes to "national security."

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