DRONES
Sorry Guys, Americans Love Obama’s Killer Drones
Most Americans, including Democrats, are totally cool with the US continuing to kill people in foreign countries on the say-so of "informed, high-level" officials alone, so Obama's got no reason to change his drone policies.
Is the Release of Secret Drone Memos an Empty Gesture?
The day has come. Sort of—members of two Senate intelligence committees now have "access" to classified memos undergirding the legal justification for killing US citizens abroad in the war on al Qaeda. But is the big reveal merely lip service?
America's Rules for Drone-Killing Americans Is More Torturous Than America Imagined
Before his CIA pick John Brennan gets grilled in Congress, Obama's own "torture memos" on targeted killings—and a new set of intel on Bush's torture program—shed some harsh light on how America secretly conducts war.
Drone Surveillance Just Got Scary Awesome
This week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency introduced "the most advanced surveillance system in the sky." Codenamed ARGUS—Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System—the new camera system comes equipped with 1....
Obama's Got a New Drone Playbook That the CIA Can Ignore
The Obama adminstration is close to wrapping up its so-called drone "playbook" and its most notable marker, for now, is not so much who the policy reins in but who it keeps just out of arm's reach--and thus, hidden.
Meet the New President, Same as the Old President
If you’re still feeling warm and fuzzy about our president four years into his term, you’ve been living in a very different world than I have. Obama turned out to be a politician constrained by all sorts of circumstances beyond his control, and not...
Adam Harvey Wants to Cloak You from Drones
The New York-based artist-engineer just revealed a new line of nickel-metalized garments, including hijab and a version of a burqa, that are designed to thwart IR-detection by thermal cameras.
I Can Fix Gun Control in America with Drones
I propose the banning in America of all firearms except those attached to a drone. I'm not infringing the American right to bear arms. I am qualifying it. Because the only thing that stops a bad guy with a drone is a good guy with a drone.
Obama's Drone Wars, Round 2
Nominating Chuck Hagel and John Brennan as defense secretary and CIA chief, respectively, represents a somewhat controversial re-imagining of the US national security team's expanding drone wars.
Did a CIA Predator Drone Really Level Homes in Indianapolis?
The theories swirling around a mysterious, deadly explosion in Indianapolis over the weekend sound like the recipe for a futuristic Tom Clancy thriller or a dystopian video game.