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Assassination by technology: The context of America’s drone killings
Brandon Bryant, who spent six years as a drone sensor operator, has stepped forward out of guilt and concern about the killing of American citizens. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 18, 2014 This past week, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Excepti, Arundhati Roy, Brandon Bryant, Civilian Fatalities, Counterterrorism, Drone Casualities, Drone Technology, Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, National Security Agency, Political Assassinations, Rag Bloggers, State Terrorism, Terrorism, The Intercept, Whistleblowers
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Tom Hayden : Can Obama ‘Rein In’ His Presidency?
Obama: Who’s making the call? Image from TomHayden.com. Competing forces at play:Can Obama ‘rein in’ his presidency? Obama often follows a confusing pattern of leaning toward the military’s preference while planning in his private chambers to later change course. By … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Counterterrorism, Drone Warfare, JFK, Obama Foreign Policy, Pentagon, Public Opinion, Tom Hayden, U.S. Military
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Tom Hayden : Is President Taking New Tack on Counterterrorism?
President Obama speaks about his administration’s counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University in Washington, May 23, 2013. Photo by Larry Downing / Reuters. Obama responding to critics: Tide turning on counterterrorism secrecy While defending his military policies as constitutional, … Continue reading
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Tagged Counterterrorism, Drone Warfare, Eric Holder, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Medea Benjamin, Obama Foreign Policy, Tom Hayden
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