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Drones
The Kingpin Strategy: Assassination as US Policy and How It Failed, From 1990-2015
Andrew Cockburn takes us back to the drug wars of the 1990s, opening a window on just why the drone is the modern age's blowback weapon.
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Challenging American Exceptionalism
Marjorie Cohn: There had been little public concern in this country about drone strikes that killed people in other countries. But when it was revealed that US citizens could …
Nobel Laureates Call on “Militaristic” United States to Renew Pledge to Protect Human Rights
President Barack Obama has authorized more drone strikes during his first three months in office than President Bush did during his entire administration.
As President Obama Apologizes for Deaths of Hostages in Drone Strike, Does the US Know Who It Is Killing?
A US drone strike in Pakistan killed two hostages.
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Gradual Injustice
How did the US government get from there to a “Homeland Security Department” that trains local police to consider protesters to be terrorists?
Former Obama Drone Executive Now Teaches Human Rights Law at NYU
Harold Koh, as the Legal Adviser of the US Department of State, was the leading legal defender of Obama's drone program.
Manhunters, Inc.: How the Predator and Extrajudicial Execution Became Washington’s Calling Cards
French philosopher Gregoire Chamayou has taken a fresh look at the radically new form of warfare wreaking havoc on fundamental human categories, whether of war, legality or sovereignty.
Wisconsin Grandmother Jailed for Opposing Drone Murders
Bonnie Block, a Madison grandmother and long-time peace activist, was found guilty of trespassing in a jury trial in the Juneau County Courthouse on Wednesday.
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How the Public Can Shape the Future of Drone Use
The private and state use of drones needs to be controlled from a public safety and privacy standpoint.
Sixty Percent of Global Drone Exports Come From Israel – New Data
Israel has supplied 60.7 percent of the world's drones since 1985.