U.S. Acknowledges Killing 4 Americans in Drone Strikes – NYTimes.com

05/23/2013 By

Obama and Eric Holder - Drone Strikes on AmericansArticle authored by Charlie Savage and appeared in The New York Times.  Article is courtesy of nytimes.com

WASHINGTON — One day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.

In a letter to Congressional leaders obtained by The New York Times, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. disclosed that the administration had deliberately killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric who was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 in Yemen. [Read more...]

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Ron Paul Fans Furious Over Rand Paul’s Flip-Flop on Drones to Kill Americans [video]

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Rand Paul on DronesArticle authored by John Hudson and appeared on Foreign Policy.  Article is courtesy of foreignpolicy.com

Ron Paul’s vibrant fan base is in open rebellion today over Rand Paul’s reversal on domestic drone strikes. The Kentucky senator, whose famous 13-hour Senate floor filibuster did much to strengthen his ties with his father’s hardcore following, told Fox Business Network on Tuesday he’s OK with drone strikes on American citizens who, for instance, rob a liquor store. [Read more...]

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Game of Drones: China, Japan Stepping Up Drone Deployment – Washington Free Beacon

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CH-4 Drone ChinaArticle authored by Bill Gertz and appeared on The Washington Free Beacon.  Article is courtesy of freebeacon.com

China’s military is expanding its unmanned aerial vehicle forces with a new Predator-like armed drone and a new unmanned combat aircraft amid growing tensions with neighbors in Asia, according to U.S. intelligence officials. [Read more...]

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FAA Predicts 10,000 Drones Could Be In the Skies By 2020 – CNS News

03/26/2013 By

Drones and Bill of RightsArticle authored by Joe Schoffstall and appeared on CNS News.  Article is courtesy of cnsnews.com

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicts 10,000 commercial drones could be in the skies by 2020 after guidelines are approved. For now, Congress has asked the FAA to write regulations on civil operation of small unmanned aircraft systems in the national airspace and submit them by 2015. [Read more...]

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China’s Drone Swarms Rise to Challenge U.S Power and Attack Aircraft Carriers – Yahoo! News

03/13/2013 By

China DronesArticle authored by Jeremy Hsu and appeared on Yahoo News.  Article is courtesy of yahoonews.

China is building one of the world’s largest drone fleets aimed at expanding its military reach in the Pacific and swarming U.S. Navy carriers in the unlikely event of a war, according to a new report. [Read more...]

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Rand Paul’s Filibuster — With a Little Help From His Friends – Washington Times

03/07/2013 By

Rand Paul-9Article authored by Stephen Dinan  and appeared in  The Washington Times.  Article is courtesy of washingtontimes.com

Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster Wednesday to bring attention to drone strikes turned into a committee affair, with a dozen other GOP senators coming to the chamber floor to help carry the speaking load by asking long-winded questions, giving Mr. Paul a chance to rest his voice and stretch his legs as the others spoke. [Read more...]

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Rand Paul Filibustering Over Drones: I Will Not Let Obama ‘Shred the Constitution’ – Washington Examiner

03/06/2013 By Leave a Comment

Rand Paul FilibusterArticle authored by Joel Gehrke and appeared on The Washington Examiner.  Article is courtesy of washingtonexaminer.com

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is staging an active filibuster of John Brennan’s nomination to be CIA director, a move prompted by Attorney General Eric Holder’s admission that it could be constitutional to carry out a drone strike on an American in the United States. [Read more...]

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Homeland Security Drones Designed to Identify Civilians Carrying Guns, Track Cell Phone Signals

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Homeland Security Watching YouArticle authored by Wynton Hall and appeared on Breitbart.  Article is courtesy of breitbart.com

Recently uncovered government documents reveal that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) unmanned Predator B drone fleet has been customize designed to identify civilians carrying guns and track cell phone signals.

“I am very concerned that this technology will be used against law-abiding American firearms owners,” said founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb. “This could violate Fourth Amendment rights as well as Second Amendment rights.” [Read more...]

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Eric Holder: Drone Strikes Against Americans on U.S. Soil are Legal

03/05/2013 By 1 Comment

Obama and Drone Strikes on AmericansArticle authored by Joel Gehrke and appeared on The Washington Examiner.  Article is courtesy of washingtonexaminer.com

Attorney General Eric Holder can imagine a scenario in which it would be constitutional to carry out a drone strike against an American on American soil, he wrote in a letter to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. [Read more...]

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