Drone News Archive
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- March, 2013
- Chicago Sun Times, 03/31: Drone industry worries about privacy backlash
[ $1,000, $3,000, wow: $7000 for a innocent human life. Its worth more in their economy. How convenient. ] - # Business Insider, 3/30: The US Needs To Wake Up To Threat Of Domestic Drones
- Charlie Rose, 03/29: A Discussion About Drones
[ With mainstream experts Peter Singer, Rosa Brooks, Scott Shane and Michael Boyle. ] - PBS Newshour, 03/29: ACLU, Congress Await Obama's Next Action on Overseas Drone Strikes
- # The Guardian, 03/29: Domestic Drones and Their Unique Dangers
- Huffington Post, 3/28: U.S. Drone Strikes In Afghanistan Cause Villagers To Flee: Report
- Stars and Stripes, 03/28: FAA searching out test ground for domestic drone rules
- Huffington Post, 3/27: Home Drone: Art at the Border of America and the Muslim World
- The Guardian (UK), 03/27: Anti-drones activists plan month of protest over Obama's 'kill' policy
- # Al Jazeera (Qatar), 03/26: President Obama: The drones don't work, they just make it worse
- Washington Post, 03/25: Poll shows huge support for Rand Paul’s filibuster stance on drone attacks
- Atlantic Wire, 03/25: Americans Are Okay with Drone Strikes — in Other Countries
- The Guardian (UK), 03/25: Drone war: every attack in Pakistan visualised
- Tom Dispatch, 03/24: Predatory Dreams: Drone Warfare is Neither Cheap nor Surgical nor Decisive
- New York Daily News, 03/23: Drone idea doesn’t fly with New Yorkers
- Florida Sun Times, 03/23: Fort Myers Congressman Radel down on drone killings
[ If the victim is American - the rest don't count. ] - My Desert, 03/23: Push on to turn Southern California airspace into drone test range
- NBC News, 03/23: The drones are coming ... but our laws aren't ready
- National Journal, 03/22: When the Whole World Has Drones
- Huffington Post, 03/22: Small ACLU Team Fights Drone Strikes' Veil Of Secrecy
- US News, 03/21: Law Enforcement Blindsided By Public 'Panic' Over Drone Privacy
- Washington Post, 03/21: Drone base in Niger gives U.S. a strategic foothold in West Africa
- New York Times, 03/21: Drone Cameras May Be High Worry, but They’re Not High Tech
[ Shifting the debate to neutral ground. ] - Washington Post, 03/20: Secret report raises alarms on intelligence blind spots because of AQ focus
[ No information needed. Act first, think later. ] - US News, 03/19: Public Agencies Request Thousands of Dollars for Drone Records
- Los Angeles Times, 03/15: CIA begins sizing up Islamic extremists in Syria for drone strikes
- Washington Post, 03/15: UN: US Drones Violate Pakistan's Sovereignty
- Associated Press, 03/15: Appeals Court Reverses CIA Drone Secrecy Ruling
- New York Times, 03/14: Iran Chases U.S. Drone Over Persian Gulf
[ The Iranian jet was 16 miles from a Predator Drone with a manned military escort ] - Huffington Post, 03/13: Camel's Nose: Let's Outlaw Drone Strikes in the United States
- Huffington Post, 03/12: The Drone Debate Upends DC's Right/Left Divide
- Wallstreet Journal, 03/12: Combat Veterans, Senators Fight New Drone Pilot Medal
- The Nation (US), 03/11: Critics Hit Major 'NYT' Probe of Drone Strike Against Americans
- Congressional Letter to the President, 03/11: Barbara Lee's Letter
- Huffington Post, 03/10: Afghanistan Drone Strike Data No Longer Reported By U.S. Air Force
- New York Times, 03/09How a U.S. Citizen Came to Be in America’s Cross Hairs
- New York Times, 03/08: The Drone Question Obama Hasn’t Answered
- Huffington Post, 3/07: The 3 Real Problems With Drone Strikes
- Common Dreams, 03/06: Doctor: Children 'Traumatized and Re-Traumatized by Drones' in Yemen
- The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 03/05: Naming the Dead: Five Stories of Drone War Victims
- The Express Tribune (Pakistan), 03/05: Demonstration: ‘230 drone strikes carried out in past five years’
- New York Times, 03/05: U.S. Disavows 2 Drone Strikes Over Pakistan
- Russia Today, 03/04: UN demands prosecution of Bush-era CIA crimes
- The Washington Examiner, 03/04: Examiner Editorial: States can stop drone abuse before it occurs
- Express Tribune (Pakistan), 03/04: Demonstration: Tribesmen protest against US drone strikes in tribal areas
- MSNBC, 03/03: What are the moral justifications for drone strikes?
[ "[] drones are simply one of the tools in the kitbag" ] - The Diplomat, 03/02: Here Come…China’s Drones
- Arms Control Wonk, 03/02: Drone Strikes in Pakistan
[ Same old frame, a plug for Moderation and Reason. ] - Ars Technica, 03/02: Student busted for selling wayward drone online
- Ars Technica, 03/01: Pushing the wrong button: Bad button placement leads to drone crashes
- Chicago Sun Times, 03/31: Drone industry worries about privacy backlash
- February, 2013
- RAW Story, 02/28: White House stonewalling drone investigation say congressmen from both sides of the aisle
- Los Angeles Times, 02/28: California lawmakers propose rules, tax breaks for drone aircraft
- Scientific American, 02/28: Brace Yourselves, Drone Journalism Is Coming
- The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 02/27: Former British citizens killed by drone strikes after passports revoked
- Best Criminal Justice, 02/27: 17 Civilian Drone Facts You Really Should Know
- The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (UK), 02/27:
No evidence Congressional committee does ‘utmost’ to follow up drone civilian death claims - ProPublica, 02/26: The Drone War Doctrine We Still Know Nothing About
- Seattle Times, 02/24: Op-ed: Drone attacks are not precise weapons
- Express Tribune (Pakistan), 02/23: Constitutional guarantees: ‘Drone strikes violate fundamental rights’
- Los Angeles Daily News, 02/23: Drone base planned for Point Mugu near Malibu
- Washington Post, 02/22: U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base
- New York Times, 02/22: Drone Pilots Are Found to Get Stress Disorders Much as Those in Combat Do
- The Atlantic, 02/22: Why the Drone Memos Are Still Secret
[ They contain "government-to-government accords on the conduct of drone strikes" ] - Electronic Frontier Foundation, 02/21: Just How Many Drone Licenses Has the FAA Really Issued?
- Los Angeles Times, 02/21: U.S. drone strikes up sharply in Afghanistan
[ 15 year old Bacha Zarina's family was paid $2000 compensation for her life. ] - The Telegraph (UK), 02/21: Al-Qaeda's 22 tips for dodging drone attacks: the list in full
[ Feature photo is of the deceased bin Laden. Doc was found in Mali. ] - Rolling Stone, 02/21: The Drone Industry Wants a Makeover
- NPR, 02/21: Sen. Graham Says 4,700 Killed In U.S. Drone Strikes
[ And he's OK with that. (Whoo! Where's he getting his statistics?) ] - Huffington Post, 02/21: Could the Senate Intelligence Committee Do Oversight of CIA Drone Strikes?
- Slate, 02/20: Russia Tries To Remove Images of New Drone From the Internet
- International Relations Network (Switzerland), 02/20: Interview With Mary Ellen O'Connell, International Law Expert, on US Drone Policy
- Bloomberg, 02/18: Why a Drone Court Won't Work
- Reuters, 02/18: Drone manufacturers target rising Gulf Arab demand
[ Predators for the Emirates! ] - Al Jazeera English (Qatar), 02/18: Dumb and dumber: A secret CIA drone base
- Press TV (Iran), 02/18: http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/02/18/289664/us-drone-attacks-encouraging-terrorism-in-pakistan/US drone attacks encouraging terrorism in Pakistan
- Dawn (Pakistan), 02/15: Pakistanis’ trust in civilian govt has nosedived: US survey
- Alternet.org, 02/15: Two New Polls Obscure American Views of Obama's Drone Program
[ What do Americans think?!? ] - Truthdig.com, 02/14: Targeted Killings: A Legal History
- Foreign Policy, 2/14: Hate Obama's Drone War?
[ "Blame the bleeding-heart human rights crusaders." Break!!! Time for a new frame. ] - Alternet.org, 2/14: It's Just Shocking What the Drone War Cheerleaders Are Willing to Say Out Loud
- Gallup World, 02/14: Pakistani Disapproval of U.S. Leadership Soars in 2012
[ No hearts an flowers in this year's valentine. ] - The Atlantic, 02/14: What the U.S. Bombing of Cambodia Tells Us About Obama's Drone Campaign
- Wired, 02/13: Domestic-Drone Industry Prepares for Big Battle With Regulators
- USA Today, 02/13: New medal for drone pilots outranks Bronze Star
- Huffington Post, 02/13: Could the Senate Intelligence Committee Do Oversight of CIA Drone Strikes?
- Miami Herald, 02/13: Correction: Brennan-CIA story
- Information Clearing House, 02/13: Should an Armed Drone be Dispatched to Kill Christopher Dorner?
- New York Times, 02/12: Drones, Kill Lists and Machiavelli
[ Desmond TuTu writes to the NY Times ] - New York Times, 02/10: Debating Drones, in the Open
- Dawn, 02/09: McChrystal Opposes Drone Strikes
- Los Angeles Times, 02/09: Letter from Congress Woman Barbara Lee
- New York Times, 02/08: Debating a Court to Vet Drone Strikes
[ Instead of Executive Assassination, they want assassination by committee. It's al about who has the power. ] - Dawn (Pakistan), 02/08: US drone attacks unacceptable, Jilani tells Senate body
- Mashable.com, 02/08: Bing May Have Revealed Secret U.S. Drone Base [ Great maps/pictures! ]
- Electronic Frontier Foundation, 02/08:
In a Major Privacy Victory, Seattle Mayor Orders Police to Dismantle Its Drone Program After Protests - Washington Post, 02/08: ‘Trust me’ is not enough on drone warfare
- The Huffington Post 02/07: U.S. Drone Strikes Supported By American Public, To A Point: Survey
- Wired, 02/07: Exclusive: U.N.’s Drone Investigator Backs Brennan for Top CIA Job
- New York Times, 02/07: The Strip: A Message from the DroneMaster
- # OpEd News, 02/06: Israeli Drone Strikes in Gaza in November 2012 Attack: Two-Thirds Killed Were Civilians
- International Herald Tribune, 0/05: Germany and Drones
- New York Times, 02/05: Drone Strikes’ Dangers to Get Rare Moment in Public Eye
- BBC (US & Canada), 02/05: US drone strikes: Memo reveals case for killing Americans
[ See the Document here. ] - NBC Open Channel, 02/04: Justice Department memo reveals legal case for drone strikes on Americans
- The Bureau for Investigative Journalism, 02/04: Naming the Dead: Bureau announces new drones project
- Propublica, 02/02: Drone Strikes Test Legal Grounds for War on Terror
[ Under a ‘Broad Definition of Imminence’ ]
- January, 2013
- The year began with 3 important reports on drone warfare (2 in late 2012)
- The Stanford/NYU Report: Living Under Drones
- The Columbia Report: The Civilian Impact of Drone Strikes: Unexamined Costs, Unanswered Questions
- The Report from Council on Foreign Relations: Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
- New York Times (World), 01/30: Drone Strike Prompts Suit, Raising Fears for U.S. Allies
- Pakistan Kakhudahafiz, 1/30: US Drone Strikes in Pakistan: International Law Perspective
- CityPaper News (Baltimore), 01/30:
The Kill Chain, Following the path of drones from Obama’s hit list to Johns Hopkins University - Dawn Blog (Pakistan), 01/30: Pakistanis hate the drone war: The proof is in the data
- # AntiWar.com Blog, 01/30: Obama Will Again Thwart UN Investigations of Drone War
- Business Insider, 01/29: Google's Eric Schmidt Outlines A Chilling Drone-Filled Future
- # Mondoweiss, 01/29: Drone warfare panel brings home the civilian carnage U.S. policy produces around globe
- Wired, 01/29: U.N. Drone Investigator: If Facts Lead to U.S. War Crimes, So Be It
- Huffington Post, 01/29: U.S. Drone Base In Africa Approved By Niger
- New York Times, 01/28: U.S. Weighs Base for Surveillance Drones in North Africa
- Toronto Star (Canada), 01/27: United Nations probe of drone strikes will help set rules for shadow warfare: Editorial
- Der Speigel, 01/25: 'Credible Deterrence': Germany Plans to Deploy Armed Drones
- The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 01/24: UN launches major investigation into civilian drone deaths
- New York Times (World), 01/24: U.N. Panel to Investigate Rise in Drone Strikes
- The Atlantic, 01/23: You Say Pakistanis All Hate the Drone War? Prove It
- Washington Post, 01/19: CIA drone strikes will get pass in counterterrorism ‘playbook,’ officials say
- New York Times Op Ed, 01/17: Who Says You Can Kill Americans, Mr. President?
[ Killing his own people! ] - Washington Post OpEd, 01/13: Time for Congress to build a better drone policy (Congressman Keith Ellison)
- Propublica, 1/11: Everything We Know So Far About Drone Strikes
- # The Raw Story, 01/10: Critics object to Obama nominating ‘Mr. Drone’ John Brennan to CIA head
- Washington Post, 1/10: U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan on rise for 2013
- The Guardian (UK), 1/10: Drones are fool's gold: they prolong wars we can't win
- Global Research, 01/09: New Boss at the CIA: Brennan’s “Legal Framework” for Drone Killings
- The Guardian (UK), 01/07: US drone attacks 'counter-productive', former Obama security adviser claims
- Reuters, 01/07: Retired general cautions against overuse of "hated" drones
- Council on Foreign Relations, 1/2013: Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
[ Click here for The Actual Report, on the CFR Website ] - The Atlantic, 1/03: How Obama Decides Your Fate If He Thinks You're a Terrorist
[ No explanation for the Signature Strikes! ] - Dawn Blog (Pakistan), 01/02: Pilot’s dinner trumps regard for civilian lives
- Military Times, 01/02: Judge: U.S. can keep drone attack docs secret
Happy New Year. Seems we're off to a lively beginning with debate of this program finally in the open. And Obama coming into his second term touting a 'Disposition Matrix' while the courts still refuse to acknowledge the existence of the CIA Drone Program.
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