Tag Archives: drones

by Carl Campanile, New York Post
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The federal government wasted more than $1.2 million on unmanned drones that have been misused or mothballed by local police departments, investigators found.

A report by the Justice Department’s Inspector General’s Office … Read More

By Geoff Dyer, Financial Times
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Last year the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general wrote a scathing indictment of the department’s use of drones to patrol US borders.

With its fleet of 10 Predator drones, the department’s border protection … Read More

by Paul Gottinger, Pakistan Today
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A conversation with Madiha Tahir

Madiha Tahir is an independent journalist who worked in Pakistan for two years covering conflict, culture, and politics. Her work has appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, … Read More

Investment in defence company Ultra Electronics to be withdrawn after pressure from students and campaigners

by Rob Edwards, The Guardian
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A leading UK university is ending its £1.2m investment in a defence company that makes components for lethal … Read More

Nine states have already passed laws restricting drone use. See where yours stands.

by Dana Liebelson, Mother Jones
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In less than two years, the United States will open its commercial airspace to drones, allowing these “unmanned aerial vehicles” … Read More

by Luis Ramirez, Voice of America
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PENTAGON — The Pentagon says it is moving its fleet of drones off Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti – the only U.S. military base in Africa. The change comes as U.S. officials adjust … Read More

Al-Qaeda has established cells of engineers to find and exploit weaknesses in American drones, as part of an attempt to stem the heavy losses inflicted on its terrorist networks, according to secret intelligence documents.

By Rob Crilly,  The Telegraph
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The Nation
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ISLAMABAD- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday categorically said that the drone attacks must stop as these were violating country’s sovereignty and international laws. 

“Drone attacks must stop. We have protested many a time. This is … Read More

by Richard E. Pates, The Washington Post
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When a new technology develops, society must sometimes rush to catch up to its ethical ramifications.

Take drones, for instance. A study by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates that U.S. drone strikes … Read More

by Asawin Suebsaeng, Mother Jones
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fter nearly two years of (officially) keeping quiet about what the whole world already knew, the Obama administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States government had indeed killed four American citizens in drone … Read More