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
In response to They’ve Already Done the “We’d Never Do this” Spiel: Among my biggest problems with the “We’d Never Do This” spiel is that you don’t usually find out they have done it to you until after they done
Many Americans cannot forget Jane Fonda’s 1972 visit with the Viet Cong. They still wouldn’t wish physical harm on the actress no matter how vehemently they disagreed with her posing with North Vietnamese troops and spreading anti-American rhetoric over the airwaves.
After a long day on Capitol Hill Wednesday, starting with Sen. Ted Cruz’s questioning of Attorney General Eric Holder, and continuing through Sen. Ran Paul’s filibuster of John Brennan’s confirmation as CIA Director, both sides of the drone debate seemed
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) yielded the floor at 12:40 a.m. EST on Thursday, March 7 after continuing his filibuster of the confirmation of John Brennan as CIA Director for nearly thirteen hours. During his “talking” filibuster, which originally began as
Update – Sen. Paul shut down debate after a 13 hour filibuster at about 12:45 am late Wednesday light. —— Senator Rand Paul (R – KY) has been filibustering President Barack Obama’s CIA Director nominee John Brennan since 11:47 AM
On today’s Special report Charles Krauthammer disagreed with Senator Paul’s stance on the use of drones in the U.S. (and I disagree with Dr. Krauthammer, which rarely happens. ) Krauthammer posited that he could think of a scenario in which
On Wednesday afternoon, Christopher Anders, Senior Legislative Council at the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington D.C., spoke with Breitbart News exclusively about Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster of the John Brennan nomination to CIA director over the administration’s failures to
Sen. Rand Paul’s ongoing filibuster (as of this writing) of John Brennan’s nomination as CIA Director is exciting, if only because it is a rare example of leadership and principle on Capitol Hill. It’s quite gratifying to see so much
In response to Rand Paul Filibuster Inspires HuffPo to Blister Obama Over Drone Policy: This morning, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was able to get Attorney General Eric Holder to admit, (after much hemming and hawing about “appropriateness”) that it was
Rand Paul’s filibuster should only ensure Obama sticks to this: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. told a Senate committee Wednesday that he expects President Obama to explain the legal rationale underpinning the use of armed drones to target and
On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that the White House would be within its legal authority to execute an American citizen via drone on U.S. soil if that person was determined to
Recently uncovered government documents reveal that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) unmanned Predator B drone fleet has been custom designed to identify civilians carrying guns and track cell phone signals. “I am very concerned that this technology will
Who is this Vali Nasr person, who dares say such things about Dear Leader? Go get ’em Team Marvel! – Burn the witch! Via The UK Telegraph: Barack Obama is a “dithering” president whose controlling tendencies and extreme risk-averse attitude
As the scheduled 2014 draw-down of U.S. troops in Afghanistan draws closer, a report of how Obama leaned on a select group of political operatives for foreign policy decisions–including decisions relating to Afghanistan–has been released. This report seems to confirm
I took this video of Andrew Breitbart taking questions after Saturday lunch at the Smart Girl Summit in St. Louis, July 2011. It’s over 38 minutes long, but if you don’t have time for the whole thing, listen to this
Robert Gibbs tried to answer all of Rachel Maddow’s concerns about the Obama administration’s drone program Monday night on MSNBC. Maddow said that she understood the need for secrecy in drone missions but not in the law the governs those
On Feb. 21, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said he will use every procedural option at his disposal to block the confirmation of John Brennan for CIA Director. Paul found Brennan’s answers regarding the use of drones on Americans insufficient at
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Bawdy Silvio Berlusconi may return as Italy’s Prime Minister U.N. claims immunity in Haiti cholera compensation case U.S. deploys 100 troops to Niger to operate drone base Al-Qaeda ‘tip sheet’ for avoiding drones found
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Fox’s “Happening Now” Friday morning….
An al-Qaeda document listing 22 ways for avoiding drones has been found inside a manila envelope in a building in Mali. The associated press found the document in Timbuktu after Islamists fled from a French military assault. The document reveals
At President Obama’s Google+ “fireside hangout,” Kira Davis, a video blogger and stay-at-home mother:
(AP) FAA moves toward creating 6 drone test sites in USBy JOAN LOWYAssociated PressWASHINGTONIn a major step toward opening U.S. skies to thousands of unmanned drones, federal officials Thursday solicited proposals to create six drone test sites around the country.
On Feb. 13, Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta announced the creation of a new medal for indirect combat roles–the Distinguished Warfare Medal. This medal is designed for those who operate drones and thereby have a direct impact on combat without
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said on FOX News this morning that he is going to block John Brennan’s nomination to CIA over the Obama Administration’s use of domestic drones
