China finally returns ‘seized’ underwater US drone, Pentagon defends use ‘everywhere’ around the world
The Chinese government has returned the US underwater drone it seized last week in the South China Sea, according to Chinese and US officials. “After friendly consultations between China and the United States, More...
New report: US drone use ‘interferes’ with other nations’ sovereignty, causes ‘conflicts’
Drone technology may be one of the most effective means of modern warfare according the Pentagon and Obama administration, but a new report says the program destabilizes battlefields, governments and even American More...
DOJ IG: Feds using drones to help police since 2006, expanding aid to ATF
The FBI has been using drones to support its law enforcement operations since 2006 and has spent more than $3 million on the unmanned aircraft, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said Thursday. Festo Smartbird More...
Muslim lawyers group calls for Obama to be arrested over ‘five times more’ drone attacks than Bush in 8 years
The Muslim Lawyers Association in Johannesburg wants US President Barack Obama arrested and tried for war crimes when he arrives in South Africa on June 29. The MLA has submitted a 600-plus-page request to the Office More...
President Obama speaks on drone policy, Rand Paul responds
A day after Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to members of Congress acknowledging the deaths of four Americans, including Anwar al-Awlaki, in counterterrorism strikes “outside of areas of active hostilities”, More...
Justice Department memo reveals drone authorization on Americans, White House and DOJ quick to defend policy
Conspiracy theorist are certain to feel vindicated with the latest memo from the Justice Department. NBC reports the details of a DOJ memo which concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American More...
President Obama to nominate counterterrorism advisor John Brennan to head CIA, Chuck Hagel to Defense
President Barack Obama will nominate John Brennan, his chief counterterrorism adviser, to be the next director of the CIA, a senior administration official said Monday. President Barack Obama meets with John Brennan, More...
Drone training involves targeting civilians in traffic
Holloman Air Base has been transformed into the number training facility for drone operators, but their practices may raise a few eyebrows. According to a NY Times article posted this week, the drone flies overhead 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...
US Drone attack kills 9 in Yemen attack, Obama addresses drone program
Tthe U.S. officials are NOT denying the drone attack, drone activity or the targets. From a CNN, three drone strikes in Yemen targeted “militants” with “suspected links to al Qaeda” Three More...
Three bases being considered for ground control station for the remote-controlled Reaper and Predator drones
South Carolina’s Shaw Air Force Base is one of three possible sites where the Air Force would put a ground control squadron for the remote-controlled Reaper and Predator drones that have become key elements More...
