The majority of Americans know little to nothing about the use of domestic drones: Poll
A new poll concerning American’s attitudes toward domestic drone use was published recently by Monmouth University, and it reveals some interesting revelations on how the public feels about this controversial More...
Rand Paul not satisfied with FBI drone policy response, sends another letter
In a follow up to June 20 and July 9 stories, after Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) sent to letters to FBI Director Robert Mueller requesting that he address a list of concerns in a set of questions regarding the FBI’s More...
FBI Director Robert Mueller says agency uses drones for domestic surveillance, Sen. Rand Paul sends letter to FBI chief seeking explanations
The head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the agency he leads uses drones to conduct surveillance on U.S. soil. Robert Mueller acknowledged the FBI More...
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs bill to ‘restrict’ use of drones by police
A new Florida law restricts police use of drones within the state’s borders as Governor Rick Scott signed the bill into law. “This is something all Floridians should be proud of,” Scott said. “We shouldn’t More...
Vast majority of Americans are against drone strikes in the U.S. against Americans living here who are suspected terrorists: Gallup Poll
Just weeks after the 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, in which he asks the Obama administration, “Does the President have the power to authorize lethal force, such as a More...
Rand Paul filibusters Brennan nomination: “I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes”
Since 11:47 am today, the junior Senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul (R) has been talking and talking. An old-fashioned filibuster in the Senate chamber is happening as I type in an effort to stall a confirmation More...
Rand Paul sends third letter to John Brennan, threatens filibuster
Senator Rand PaulImage/Video Screen Shot Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), not being pleased with previous responses of “has not carried out” such strikes and “has no intention of doing so”, from More...
Bipartisan privacy bill introduced in House to protect US citizens from drones
A bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX) Thursday, if passed, will establish due process protections for Americans against government-operated unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), More...
Imran Khan says U.S. drone strikes are ‘fomenting radicalization’
The Pakistani politician and former cricketeer said to the media this week that US drone strikes are pushing people towards terrorism. He said this in an interview with Channel 4 News Monday. Drone MQ-9 Reaper de More...
Rand Paul throws the Fourth Amendment into the drone debate
Drone use in warfare is now a well established method and will certainly grow and expand. Some bad guys have been taken out; however, the number of innocent civilians, including children, is quite staggering as More...
Jimmy Carter accuses President Obama of ‘human rights abuse’ with drone policy
It’s an unusual situation when a former President of the United States criticizes a sitting POTUS and even rarer when one from the same political party does it to another. Public domain photo/ Jimmy Carter More...
Senator Paul supports anti-drone bill
A day after a U.S. Navy drone crashed in Salisbury, Maryland, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul came in support of a bill banning the use of domestic drones. The three-page long bill basically protects the fourth amendment More...
Surveillance drone spotted over Chicago suburb
Amateur video posted on YouTube over the weekend seems to suggest that unmanned surveillance drones might be flying over Chicago’s skies for the NATO summit this weekend. The video, filmed in north suburban More...
