Yemen Drones

Drone Man: A Candid, Chilling Conversation With Our Top Drone Pilot

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics

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He always watches for the kids. Peering through cameras and sensors from his computer station thousands of miles away, he absorbs the details of da...

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3 Al Qaeda Militants Killed In U.S. Drone Strike

AP | AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 03.24.2013 | World

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SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni security officials say an airstrike launched by a U.S. drone killed at least three suspected al-Qaida militants in a provi...

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Will Media Hold Obama Accountable On Drone Strikes?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.16.2013 | Media

NEW YORK -– As President Barack Obama begins his second term next week, the administration's drone war is having a media moment, with an uptick in r...

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Yemen: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 Militants

AP | AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 02.23.2013 | World

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SANAA, Yemen — A U.S. drone airstrike killed two al-Qaida militants Monday in a southern town, Yemeni security officials said, the latest in a y...

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How the Government Talks About a Drone Program it Won't Acknowledge Exists

ProPublica | Cora Currier | Posted 09.13.2012 | World

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Related Interactive: Stacking Up the Adminstration's Drone ClaimsDrones have become the go-to weapon of the U.S.'s counter-terrorism strategy, wit...

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U.S. Drone Strike Kills Suspected Al Qaeda Militants

AP | AHMED AL HAJ | Posted 09.05.2012 | World

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SANAA, Yemen -- A Yemeni military official says a U.S. drone strike has hit a house owned by a senior member of al-Qaida, killing five suspected milit...

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Reports: U.S. Drone Kills Top Al Qaeda Militant

AP | AHMED AL HAJ | Posted 09.02.2012 | World

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SANAA, Yemen -- A U.S. drone strike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida militant wanted for allegedly masterminding a 2002 attack on a French oil tanker, Yem...

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9 Costs of Drone Strikes

Lisa Schirch | Posted 08.28.2012 | World

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The seduction of drones' short-term impacts loses its appeal alongside the significant long-term strategic and moral costs of this tactic.

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Praying at the Church of St. Drone

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 08.05.2012 | Politics

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Be assured of one thing: whichever candidate you choose at the polls in November, you aren't just electing a president of the United States; you are also electing an assassin-in-chief.

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Nobel Laureate Slams U.S. Drone Strikes

Reuters | Posted 07.30.2012 | World

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DOHA, May 30 (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize-winning Yemeni opposition activist Tawakul Karman said on Wednesday U.S. drone strikes were ineffective ...

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U.S. Drone Strike Kills 5 Al Qaeda Militants

AP | AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 07.28.2012 | World

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SANAA, Yemen — A U.S. drone strike Monday aiming for an al-Qaida leader has killed five militants in the country's south as part of a Yemeni off...

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Deploying Killer Drones in Yemen Will Make Us All Less Safe

Cori Crider | Posted 07.25.2012 | World

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Sharif's children enjoyed their time in the prison garden. But they did not understand why Sharif could not leave with us. As we pulled away, I wondered: How many more families will we tear apart in Yemen in our misdirected zeal to keep ourselves safe?

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Congressman: Al Qaeda Bomb Plot, Drone Attacks Connected

Reuters | Posted 07.08.2012 | World

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WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone strike in Yemen that killed two members of al Qaeda on Sunday was part of a larger effort to in...

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CIA Seeks To Expand Covert Drone Campaign

www.washingtonpost.com | Posted 04.18.2012 | World

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The CIA is seeking authority to expand its covert drone campaign in Yemen by launching strikes against terrorism suspects even when it does not know t...

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Dozens Killed In Suspected US Drone Strike

Reuters | Posted 05.10.2012 | World

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By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf SANAA/ADEN, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. drone attacks killed at least 25 al Qaeda-linked figh...

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Yemen's President Will Receive Immunity Upon U.S. Arrival

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 05.24.2012 | World

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WASHINGTON -- The State Department has announced that Yemen's embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, will have diplomatic immunity while he visits t...

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Officials: Airstrikes In Yemen Kill 36 Suspected Militants

AP | By AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 10.24.2011 | World

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SANAA, Yemen -- Airstrikes killed 36 suspected al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen on Wednesday, military and medical officials said, as the governme...

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