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The Five Commandments of Barack Obama
In January 2009, Barack Obama entered the Oval Office projecting idealism and proud to be the constitutional law professor devoted to turning democratic principles into action. In his first weeks in office, in
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New Snowden Docs Confirm NSA’s Role in Drone Killings
While the world is rightly concerned about the wholesale dragnet spying of citizens across the planet, another program has emerged which shows how "intelligence" gathered by the National Security Agency (NSA) is being used
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Sen. Rand Paul blasts Obama over drone attacks on US citizens
Sen. Rand Paul says there must be a review process before a president can authorize drone strikes on U.S. citizens. “It’s very unseemly that a politician gets to decide the death of an American
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UN Investigates US Drone Attacks
A UN investigation into the legality and casualties of drone strikes has been formally launched, with a leading human rights lawyer revealing the team that will carry out the inquiry.The announcement came as the
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Obama administration hiding info on targeted killings of Americans – senator
A US senator has accused the Obama administration and the Justice Department for not being “adequately forthcoming” with information on the targeting and potential killing of Americans suspected of terrorism. Ron Wyden, the Democratic senator
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White House wins fight to keep drone killings of Americans secret
A federal judge issued a 75-page ruling on Wednesday that declares that the US Justice Department does not have a legal obligation to explain the rationale behind killing Americans with targeted drone strikes. United States
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U.S. Gov’t Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss Cases of Americans Killed by Drones
As Americans mourn the deaths of 20 children and 6 adults in the Newtown, CT tragedy - and the gun control debate has reached a fever pitch - autonomous killing systems are being
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Former US president slams drone attacks
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has slammed American assassination drone strikes in other countries, saying that killing civilians in such attacks would in fact nurture terrorism. "I personally think we do more harm than
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Judge Signs Protection Order Against Anti-Drone Activists
Despite privacy issues and an increasing number of safety concerns, including crashes at overseas civilian airports where the U.S. has drones stationed, a judge in upstate New York has signed an order to effectively
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Court Upholds Domestic Drone Use in Arrest of American Citizen
A North Dakota court has preliminarily upheld the first-ever use of an unmanned drone to assist in the arrest of an American citizen. A judge denied a request to dismiss charges Wednesday against Rodney Brossart,
Read More »History’s 9 Most Notorious Crimes of Passion
History is plagued by all types of crime, but crimes of passion, in particular, have caused a great deal of heartache and have left so many people asking "why?" Crimes of passion typically involve
Read More »Sheriff: Time For Citizens To Arm Themselves
The Spartanburg County Sheriff is known for speaking his mind, and at a news conference on Monday, he didn't hold back his anger and frustration after a woman was attacked in a park over
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