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Abdulrahman Al-Awlaki Would Have Been 26 Today If Not for the US Drone War
The U.S. must be held accountable for killing Abdulrahman, and countless other civilians in the course of the drone war.
Drone Whistleblower Gets 45 Months in Prison for Revealing Ongoing US War Crimes
Daniel Hale is the first person sentenced under the Espionage Act on Biden's watch and he probably won’t be the last.
As US Troops Withdraw, Afghans Need Reparations Instead of More Drones
The U.S. owes reparations to the civilians of Afghanistan for 20 years of war and brutal impoverishment.
Customs and Border Protection Plans Vast Expansion of Tech-Based Surveillance
The project, which involves drones and surveillance towers, clashes with Biden's sunny rhetoric on immigration.
Pop Culture Portrays Aerial Bombardment of Middle East as “Business as Usual”
By showing drone strikes as the "answer" to terrible dilemmas, popular culture legitimizes brutal warfare.
We Need an International Treaty to Ban Weaponized Drones
Drone attacks exemplify a form of one-sided war -- a video game for one side and devastating horror for the other.
Two Democrats Help Senate Kill Effort to Stop Sale of F-35s and Drones to UAE
The Trump administration is pushing to lock in the massive arms sale weeks before Inauguration Day.
Trump Has Pushed Ahead With Drone Strikes, Putting US Citizens in the Crosshairs
Continuing the targeted killing program created by Bush and expanded by Obama, Trump loosened restrictions further.
Over 1,100 Policing Agencies in the US Have Bought Drones Capable of Recording
Despite assurances from police that data will not be shared, it’s hard to imagine that if it exists, it won’t be used.
US Drone Assassinations Continue Despite German Effort to Restrict Them
A court ruling that would have restricted U.S. drone operations using a German air base is stuck in the appeals process.