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Via CSPAN Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) delivers remarks on U.S. leadership on human rights and the administration’s use of drones overseas. The event is hosted by Human Rights First.

You couldn’t turn on the television or radio Monday without seeing or hearing a discussion of drones delivering packages to your home.  Monday was “Cyber Monday,” the day set aside as the highest volume sales day of the year. Every

Federal border patrol agents will use blimps called “aerostats” along  U.S.-Mexico border in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley to track drug traffickers and illegal immigrants.  According to Fox News Latino, the new equipment will be set up in three locations and

The New York Times has an explanation for their characterization of President Obama’s deceptive claim that “if you like your health insurance, you can keep your health insurance.” It is not as a “lie,” but merely that Obama “mis-spoke.”  Times

(AP) On drones, Egypt, Paul makes foreign policy markBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONHenry Clay. Henry Cabot Lodge. Robert Taft. William Fulbright. Jesse Helms. Is Rand Paul the next generation-defining senator on American foreign policy? In just half a term, the Kentucky

(AP) AP sources: US Navy SEALs raid Somali townBy ABDI GULED and JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressMOGADISHU, SomaliaU.S. Navy SEALs carried out a pre-dawn raid Saturday on a coastal town in southern Somalia looking for a specific al-Qaida suspect linked to the

(AP) US, Japan to deploy new radar, drones in next yearBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressTOKYOThe United States and Japan moved Thursday to modernize and expand their defense alliance to counter new 21st century challenges including the continuing

This TMZ video only lasts thirty seconds, but still contains a lot of good stuff. First off, you have the 43 year-old artist-of-the-people Shepard Fairey exiting chic Hollywood hangout, The Chateau Marmont, and entering a SUV limo. Fairey also admits

Think ‘RoboCop’ with wings. But it isn’t only police departments that will be flying drones through increasingly un-manned vehicle friendly skies as the FAA looks at bringing regulations up to date with current technology. “There’s an industry that wants to

(AP) Texas law gets tough on public, private drone useBy WILL WEISSERTAssociated PressAUSTIN, TexasTexas is among seven states to recently pass a law limiting drone use in civilian airspace. While discussion in almost every state legislature has mainly focused on

In 1987 director Paul Verhoeven introduced audiences to a new kind of law enforcement officer in a crime ridden, futuristic Detroit. RoboCop, starring Peter Weller as the cyborg cop, was, and remains, a classic replete with social commentary. Officer Alex Murphy is

A few scenes in the new dramedy The Family reference one of Robert De Niro’s great mob dramas. De Niro has appeared in a lot of great mob movies, so I won’t spoil which one is talked about here. What

A Chinese delivery company has begun developing a drone they hope will one day be able to deliver packages across long distances and reach remote areas.  According to MyDrivers.com, a Chinese technology news portal, SF Express, a courier company based

It has long been known that U.S. authorities use unmanned aerial drones to patrol the nearly 2,000-mile U.S./Mexico border. However, a recent report by FOX News‘ William La Jeunesse reveals the U.S. is engaging in aerial surveillance over Mexican soil–manned

Yemeni president Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi is asking the Obama administration to provide Yemen with armed drones to use against Al Qaeda forces “based in the southern part of the country.” According to The Hill, Hadi said: “I have discussed the

Whether the topic is drones, the NSA or New York’s stop-and-frisk–the entire nation is struggling to find its footing on the question of security vs. constitutional rights. While leading Republicans skirmish over the issue via the media, presumed Democratic frontrunner

(AP) Japanese activists sail near disputed islandsBy EMILY WANGAssociated PressIN THE EAST CHINA SEA Nearly two dozen Japanese nationalist activists and fishermen sailed on Sunday to a small group of islands at the center of a territorial dispute with China.

(AP) 2 suspected US drones kill 9 militants in YemenBy AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenTwo U.S. drone strikes killed a total of nine suspected al-Qaida militants Thursday, a Yemeni military official said, the sixth and seventh such attacks in less than

By ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate overwhelmingly confirmed James Comey on Monday to become FBI director, elevating the one-time Justice Department official who defied efforts by President George W. Bush’s White House to renew a program that allowed warrantless eavesdropping. Comey

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Jordan’s one year old Zaatari refugee camp: 150,000 Syrian refugees Israel agrees to prisoner release, as new Mideast peace talk talks begin U.S. drone strike kills 6 in Pakistan, despite opposition Jordan’s one year

Sen. Rand Paul’s office shot back at criticism from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over the government’s sweeping surveillance operations. Christie had said Paul’s concerns over NSA spying and the government’s use of drones was “esoteric.” A top advisor to

DEER TRAIL, Colo. – The town board of Deer Trail, Colorado, will soon be voting on an ordinance that would create drone hunting licences and also offer bounties for unmanned aerial vehicles. A local resident, Philip Steel, drafted the ordinance

(AP) Al-Qaida branch confirms its No. 2 killed in YemenBy AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenThe Yemen-based branch of al-Qaida confirmed on Wednesday that the group’s No. 2 figure, a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, was killed in a U.S. drone strike. The

(AP) Navy to attempt 1st unmanned carrier landingBy BROCK VERGAKISAssociated PressNORFOLK, Va.The Navy will attempt to land a drone the size of a fighter jet aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time Wednesday, showcasing the military’s capability to have

A new poll shows that a majority of registered Hispanic voters believe any immigration legislation that becomes law should deal with border security and interior immigration law enforcement before legalization of America’s at least 11 million illegal aliens begins. “Among

While the Defense Department claims that military drone strikes are as precise as manned missions, a new study suggests that isn’t true. Larry Lewis, a research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses, and Sarah Holewinsk of the Center for

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday said Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was right to filibuster the Senate over the White House’s unanswered questions about its domestic use of drones.  Speaking to Fox News’s Eric Bolling, Palin said it was

Washington (CNN) — FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged the law enforcement agency uses drone aircraft in the United States for surveillance in certain difficult cases. Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that drones are used by the FBI

Former domestic terrorist and liberal educator Bill Ayers may think Obama is a charming and likable but still wants him tried for war crimes. Ayers cited the president’s drone program and military campaigns in Afghanistan and other places. In a

On Wednesday, FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the agency was already using drones to monitor specific targets inside the United States. “Our footprint is very small,” Mueller said. “We have very few and have limited

Liberal lawmakers in Ireland have blasted the government for its fawning treatment of President Obama. Parliamentarian Clare Daly said that the government of Ireland had portrayed Ireland as “a nation of pimps, prostituting ourselves in return for a pat on