Tag Archives: drones

If his name doesn’t sound familiar, his pet issues will: Drones and the end of “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

by Brian Resnick and Matt Berman, National Journal
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President Obama plans to nominate former Defense Department lawyer Jeh (pronounced “Jay”) Johnson … Read More

by Gordon Lubold, Shane Harris, Foreign Policy
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In May, the White House leaked word that it would start shifting drone operations from the shadows of the CIA to the relative sunlight of the Defense Department in an … Read More

Everyone has a responsibility to seek justice for drone victims.

by Alyssa Figueroa, AlterNet
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“Nobody has ever told me why my mother was targeted today.…All [media] reported that three, four, five militants were killed. But only one … Read More

by Munir Ahmed and Sebastian Abbot, Associated Press
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ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani government said Wednesday that 3 percent of 2,227 people killed in U.S. drone strikes since 2008 were civilians, a surprisingly low figure that sparked criticism … Read More

by Amir Jalil Bobra, The Nation
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ISLAMABAD – Drones are counterproductive, they raise anti-American sentiments. People in the tribal areas don’t like militants, but they also hate drones,” said Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan at … Read More

He was an experiment, really. One of the first recruits for a new kind of warfare in which men and machines merge. He flew multiple missions, but he never left his computer. He hunted top terrorists, saved lives, but always … Read More

Associated Press
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama met Friday with 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for girls’ education and the target of a Taliban assassination attempt who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Obama met with … Read More

by Jo Mannies, St. Louis Beacon
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His timeline may be delayed a bit, but St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson is optimistic that within 18 months, his department will have its first drone to police the skies.

Dotson’s … Read More

The Equinox, Keene State Student Newspaper
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Pan across a small liberal arts college. The sun is shining, the bells are ringing and students are walking to their classes. Dramatic music, as the soft sound of an … Read More