The Problem with Secret Drone War
It's never a secret to those being bombed
To help shift defense responsibility on the peninsula from the U.S. to South Korea
176 dead in Pakistan, while children with "hostile intent" targeted in Afghanistan
The feds might have something to say about it though
From its policies in Libya to its approach to Syria, the Obama administration has been a disappointment on the world stage in 2012.
Extraordinary renditions ramped down, extrajudicial killings ramped up
Maybe they'll tell us what our government is doing with them?
Getting priorities straight
They even track civilian cars for shits and giggles
Now that the election is over, it's time for liberals to start worrying about Obama's misdeeds again.
Good luck with that. We can't get info on drones and we live here!
American military officials denied that any drones were missing
American military official says all drones in the region are accounted for
Study contains profiles on 178 children killed by strikes in Pakistan and Yemen
It's good to know the New York Police Department can take a little good-natured ribbing about hypothetical future policing tactics.
Don't get excited; they probably want to make sure they're sufficiently intrusive
Blanketing lower Manhattan with posters designed to look like official NYPD signage
They're suspected to be militants, but now we'll never know for sure, will we?
People in the area say his activities were hardly a secret and he'd even been arrested before
Upset rules on drone strikes were codified and not reformed
Constitutional concerns taking a back seat to politics
Comes up with myriad excuses not to comply with the law
Clustered in urban areas, they're much less vulnerable
Secures five-year deal worth more than $400 million
Speaking in Thailand Sunday, President Obama defended Israel's counter-assault on Hamas in the Gaza Strip by saying, "There's no country on Earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders."
From drone wars to the assault on civil liberties to the strengthening of the corporatist state, Obama leaves much to be desired
Robo-death from the sky wins hearts and minds every time
Iranian aircraft fired on UAV over international waters