4 More Drones! Robot Attacks Are on Deck for Obama’s Next Term
When Barack Obama took office, drone strikes were a once-in-a-while thing. Now, they're the centerpiece of a global U.S. counterterrorism campaign. Obama institutionalized the strikes to the point...
View ArticleMilitary Stats Reveal Epicenter of U.S. Drone War
Forget Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and all the other secret warzones. The real center of the U.S. drone campaign is on the hottest battlefield of all: Afghanistan. The post Military Stats Reveal...
View ArticleObama’s New Year’s Resolution: More Drone Strikes
Welcome to 2013, yet another year of the drone. Three U.S. drone strikes over the past several hours have hit Pakistan and Yemen, killing at least two militant commanders and several, unnamed others....
View Article6 Strikes, 8 Days, 35 Dead: The U.S. Drone War in Pakistan Is Back
The U.S. drone war in Pakistan appears to be back in a big way: after a two-year decline, U.S. drones battered Pakistan six times in eight days, killing 35. The post 6 Strikes, 8 Days, 35 Dead: The...
View ArticleU.S. Drones Pound Pakistan, Which Responds by Doing Exactly Nothing
Seven U.S. drone strikes in 10 days isn't enough to get Pakistani officials to raise their objections about an intensifying drone war. The post U.S. Drones Pound Pakistan, Which Responds by Doing...
View ArticleU.N. Drone Investigator: If Facts Lead to U.S. War Crimes, So Be It
The U.N.'s new drone inquisitor isn't out to take away lethal robots from the U.S. military or CIA. But he also doesn't intend to shy away from uncovering their mistakes -- and abuses. The post U.N....
View ArticleCash-Strapped Army Still Plans on Helping Pakistan Fight Narcotics
What the cash-strapped Army is spending money on: operations centers around Pakistan to staunch the flow of drugs. The post Cash-Strapped Army Still Plans on Helping Pakistan Fight Narcotics appeared...
View ArticleU.N. Drone Inquisitor Says It’s Time to End Robot War in Pakistan
The international official investigating U.S. drone strikes all but called them an act of unwarranted aggression in Pakistan, and raised doubts that Washington can distinguish terrorists from average...
View ArticleBlood Money, Kill Lists, Favors for Favors: Deep Inside the CIA’s Targeted...
Drone strikes don't just kill terrorists targeted by Washington. They're also kill the enemies of Washington's allies, Mark Mazzetti of the New York Times explains in his new book. The post Blood...
View ArticleHolder: We’ve Droned 4 Americans, 3 by Accident. Oops.
For the first time, the Obama administration has acknowledged killing four Americans in drone strikes -- three of whom were killed accidentally. The post Holder: We’ve Droned 4 Americans, 3 by...
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