During a Senate Oversight Hearing on the FBI today, Director Mueller was asked by Senator Grassley if domestic drones were used on American soil. He responded that yes, they were used. But, “in a very very minimal way. Very seldom.”
I’ve been thinking that the NSA “surveillance state” story disturbs many people because it runs counter to our presumptions of innocence and privacy. We understand that citizens should not be punished as criminals without due process. We also think well-meaning
If the name Laura Poitras sounds familiar to readers of The Washington Post, it could be because they have seen her documentaries critical of the U.S. war on terror tactics. The liberal filmmaker made the jump from film to print
In a Gallup tracking poll released Tuesday, former-President George W. Bush currently stands with a favorability rating of 49%, compared to 46% who see the 43rd president unfavorably. Meanwhile, another Gallup poll shows President Obama with only a 47% approval
Mike Herrera, the lead singer of the punk band MxPx, has tattoos–a lot of tattoos. In fact, he’s got a giant bald eagle inked across his entire back, which means he’s sort of a fan of America. Mike’s not necessarily
A report issued by NBC News’ Open Channel says the CIA did not always know who is was targeting with drone strikes over a 14 month period. According to the report, about 25% of those killed by drones in Pakistan
You remember near the end of the Monty Python flick, The Meaning of Life— that scene featuring Mr. Creasote? He’s the morbidly obese freak who gorges on food, until finally, after eating a mint offered by the waiter, completely explodes, sending
The Evanston City Council voted 5-4 for a two year ban on the use of airborne drones. The vote brought together an odd coalition of people: the anti-war groups were joined by the libertarians and the privacy advocates to pass
Members of my family have fought in most of America’s wars, beginning with the Revolution. Fortunately, as far as I know, only one was lost, on the killing fields of the Bataan Death March. Whether it was on the outskirts
ABC News: The Kentucky senator on drones, the IRS scandal, and immigration.
On ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) launched into President Obama’s drone war abroad. While Paul acknowledged that he was pleased the president had finally recognized limitations on his power to use drones against American citizens, he
Speaking to the Naval Academy Commencement on May 24, President Obama “called on graduating Midshipmen, soon to become Naval and Marine Corps officers, to show honor and courage” by helping to end sexual assault in the armed forces. According to
CNN’s Carol Costello browbeats Medea Benjamin, the Code Pink co-founder who interrupted President Obama’s foreign policy speech Thursday. “I want to take objection with the term ‘heckler,’ because I actually had an invitation to get in,” Benjamin said. “I felt
Today, the United States formally acknowledged killing four American citizens with drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder disclosed in a letter the administration had killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric in a September 2011 drone strike
Stories that say the Administration knows who the Benghazi masterminds are, but won’t lift a finger to “bring them to justice,” grow louder by the day. Here’s the latest from the Associated Press: The U.S. has identified five men who
Actor John Cusack doesn’t hold his fire when it comes to critiquing fellow Democrats. The far-left star of Say Anything and Con Air has little patience for politicians who don’t see the world through his progressive lens or fail to
(AP) – A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the U.S. to launch
(AP) China emerging as new force in drone warfareBy CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated PressBEIJINGDetermined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China’s security forces considered a tactic they’d never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney could give the press pool no reason why the Administration failed to provide a witness to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing over drones on Wednesday. Carney then declared that the “highest levels” of the
On Tuesday afternoon, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke out about the domestic use of drones – and drove many of his biggest supporters to distraction in the process. “I’ve never argued against any technology being used when you have an
Quick, what political party does Tom Cruise support? Cruise has been in the public eye for decades, and while we’re all aware of his marital woes, couch jumping antics and religious affiliation we know precious little about his voting preferences.
Picking through the spartan remains of the jihadist camps dotting Inais valley in northern Mali, it is obvious to the French soldiers that their enemy is having a tough time of it. The troops sweeping the arid river bed 100
Recreational hunters be warned because according to the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA), the far-left group “is planning to acquire a drone…to spy on hunters and catch them in the act as they terrorize animals and break game
Recreational hunters be warned. According to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the far-left group “is planning to acquire a drone…to spy on hunters and catch them in the act as they terrorize animals and break game laws.”
The US Navy said it is preparing to roll out a sea-based laser weapon capable of disabling small enemy vessels and shooting down surveillance drones. The laser system will be deployed in 2014, two years ahead of schedule, aboard the
A California city council on Thursday delayed a vote on a first-of-its-kind ordinance that would ban drones up to 400 feet above all areas that have been zoned as residential. The Rancho Mirage city council will now vote on the ordinance on
Drone tests may soon be carried out over a city near you. In response to Breitbart News queries about the limitations on the location of so-called “drone zones” – zones specifically designated to test commercial and military drones under Federal
Despite Americans’ concerns about the domestic use of drones, California local agencies are reportedly moving forward with an application to declare a broad swath of Southern California a “drone zone” – an area to be used to test pilotless aircraft.
For decades, Americans have been used to hearing the sound of helicopters when hearing traffic reports on the radio. But in the near future, manned helicopters for news purposes may be replaced by drone cameras, according to Mike Cavendar, executive
New York Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling finally brought some common sense to this episode of “Let’s Make A Ban!” Though Mayor Bloomberg vows to appeal the ruling, hopefully he is getting a nervous feeling that this ruling might wake
One of the incidents which prompted Sen. Rand Paul’s day-long filibuster last week was the drone strike that killed Abdul Rahman Anwar Awlaki. Abdul was the 16 year-old son of Anwar Awlaki. He was killed in an airstrike on October
Drones save lives! Let me repeat that. Drones save lives! Drones allow the military to attack targets deep in enemy territory without risking the lives of our soldiers and airmen. As you may recall, a drone strike was considered when
In response to Chauncy Hagel on NK Threat: “We Are Aware of – of What’s Going On”: In other exciting foreign policy news, Debra, while the SecDef struggles to choke out a coherent sentence about clear reality and everything that
After filibustering the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA for nearly 13 hours Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he was just beginning his fight to restrain the executive branch, demand more transparency, and ensure the U.S. government
THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Sen. Dianne Feinstein D-Calif., dismissed Sen. Rand Paul’s nearly 13 hour filibuster protesting the use of drones on American citizens on American soil.
Sen. Rand Paul’s 13 hour, old fashioned filibuster focused the nation’s attention on the Obama Administration’s increased use of unmanned drones. Obama has made extensive use of the technology to combat suspected terrorists overseas. There is growing concern, however, that
The Huffington Post, also known as the Hugo Chávez fan club, is running a lead story, “U.S. Drone Policy,” that features a photo of American-born Islamic terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki amidst several photographs of dead children. The image, which would
Last night, KY Sen. Rand Paul led an historic filibuster on the Senate floor to block the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA Director. The filibuster was driven not so much by Brennan as by the Administration’s ambiguous drone
Actor John Cusack isn’t ready, willing and able to support Democrats on demand. The Say Anything star is a true blue progressive, but he’ll call out his own party–or President Barack Obama–from the left as the situation demands. In the
A Fox News poll of 1,010 registered voters taken Feb. 25-27 of this year, shows that only 45% approve of our government using drones to kill a suspected terrorist who is American on U.S. soil. Fifty-percent disapprove. Concern over the Obama