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Will Obama launch a drone attack on U.S. soil?
Who would have thought that within President Barack Obama beats the heart of a civil rights antediluvian? Could Obama, beloved of the American Civil Liberties Union, be guilty of harboring thoughts of calling down a fatal drone attack on an American...
Tags: The New York Times, Rand Paul, Politics, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Rand Paul talks the talk
WASHINGTON -- Rand Paul was right. There, I said it. The Republican senator from Kentucky, whom I've ridiculed as an archconservative kook -- because that's basically what he is -- was right to call attention to the growing use of drone aircraft in...
Tags: Bank Robbery, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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McManus: The other drone question
It has been 11 years since the United States began using missile-firing drones to attack Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. But only now are we beginning a full public debate on this new form of warfare, and it took the nomination of...
Tags: The Washington Post, Politics, Pakistan, Government, John Brennan
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Obama's license to kill by drone
If you really want Washington's chattering classes to pay attention to something, an old saying goes, leak it to the media. Whoever leaked the Justice Department's 16-page confidential "white paper" memo on the use of armed drones to NBC News sparked...
Tags: The Washington Post, Crime, Law and Justice, Eric Holder, Anwar al-Awlaki, U.S. Congress
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Stumbling on bin Laden story
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Are Drone Attacks Legal and Humane?
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelIn 2013, war is no longer combat between two groups of human beings, but instead it is computerized man-less flying machines that seach and destroy designated areas. Technology has created these computerized flying war-machines and they are designed to... -
Rand Paul's filibuster worked
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul got a lot of attention Wednesday for mounting an honest-to-God filibuster of President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director, John Brennan. The nation's political class marveled at his real-life Mr. Smith act, the funny stuff his...Tags: Ron Paul, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Wiz Khalifa, Elections
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CIA chief makes unannounced Israel visit amid growing concerns over Syrian weapons
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli defense official says the head of the American CIA spy agency has made an unannounced visit to Israel. The official says CIA chief John Brennan met Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon. He did not disclose other...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Lebanon, Politics, Espionage and Intelligence, Iran
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COLUMN- Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 17 (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential...Tags: The Washington Post, Espionage Act of 1917, News Media, United Kingdom, Espionage and Intelligence
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Column: Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential evidence, such as notes, video outtakes or other records. It's an attack on the First...Tags: The Washington Post, News Media, Espionage Act of 1917, United Kingdom, Politics
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Leak ended informant's rare opportunity, U.S. officials say
WASHINGTON — Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Justice, White House
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Phone record seizure called 'witch hunt'
Albuquerque JournalThe Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records drew scathing criticism from news organizations Tuesday while reaction from lawmakers ranged from concern to outrage. "Americans and New Mexicans treasure a free and open...Tags: News Media, Politics, White House, Barack Obama, Government
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