Senator to Propose Bill Regulating Black Powder in Wake of “Boston Massacre”
On April 17, New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg issued a statement to the public that he intends to propose a bill or amendment to regulate black powder, and other forms...
View ArticleA Young Yemeni Writer on the Impact and Morality of Drone-Bombing His Country
Ibrahim Mothana is a 24-year-old Yemeni writer and activist. I first became aware of him when he wrote an extraordinary Op-Ed in the New York Times last year urging Americans...
View ArticleU.S. Admits for First Time Drones Killed 4 Americans
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...
View ArticleObama: Increase in Domestic Terrorism Fueled by Internet
During his foreign policy speech Thursday afternoon, President Obama warned that domestic terrorism would increase in the modern age of the Internet. “[T]his threat is not new,” Obama said. “But...
View ArticleObama Speech Suggests Possible Expansion of Drone Killings
President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his administration’s use of drone strikes to kill terrorists as effective, lawful and “heavily constrained,” but he also appeared to be laying groundwork for...
View ArticleObama: DoD to Create Kill Courts to Authorize Drone Assassinations
President Obama spoke at the National Defense University this week. In his speech, Obama suggested that Congress establish a special court to authorize targeted assassinations as outlined in his new...
View ArticleRon Paul: The Real Meaning of President Obama’s National Security Speeches
This past Thursday and Friday, President Obama delivered two speeches designed to outline his new thinking on national security and counter-terrorism. While much was made in the media of the...
View ArticleSen. Graham ‘Glad’ NSA is Collecting Phone Records
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday said he’s “glad” that the National Security Agency is obtaining phone records for millions of Verizon customers. “I don’t mind Verizon turning over records...
View ArticleJustice Department: American Citizen Drone Killings Constitutional Because...
The Obama administration’s targeted drone strikes against American citizens were constitutional in part because the president said so, Department of Justice lawyers argued in a court filing this week....
View ArticleDrone Protest Hits the Quad-Cities
The controversy over the use of military drones is coming to the Quad-Cities. A Chicago-based group will launch a 195-mile demonstration walk in the Quad-Cities on Monday, with organizers saying...
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