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Obama promises more oversight for drone strikes, progress on closing Guantanamo Bay

By Adi Robertson on May 23, 2013 03:32 pm + 117 comments

Over four years into his tenure, President Barack Obama says he is reining in drone strikes. In a s Continue reading…
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Four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, says Attorney General

By Adi Robertson on May 22, 2013 04:38 pm + 113 comments

For the first time, US Attorney General Eric Holder has admitted that four American citizens have Continue reading…
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US drone strikes condemned as illegal by Pakistan's highest court

By Joshua Kopstein on May 13, 2013 12:58 am + 134 comments

A decision from Pakistan's highest court in Peshawar has ruled that US drone strikes on tribal lands Continue reading…
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House Democrats demand answers from President Obama about domestic drone killing policy

By T.C. Sottek on March 12, 2013 01:09 pm + 50 comments

Several Democrats in the US House of Representatives sent a letter to the White House on Monday Continue reading…
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Public Afghanistan drone strike data disappears from Air Force site

By Jeff Blagdon on March 9, 2013 10:16 pm + 26 comments

Data on the monthly number of American drone strikes in Afghanistan has been quietly scrubbed from Continue reading…
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Rand Paul filibusters Brennan CIA nomination over US drone policy

By Adi Robertson on March 6, 2013 12:18 pm + 174 comments

As the Senate prepares to confirm John Brennan as CIA director, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is Continue reading…
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Attorney General won't rule out drone strikes within US borders

By Adi Robertson on March 5, 2013 05:37 pm + 61 comments

In a letter to Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Attorney General Eric Holder said that the President could Continue reading…
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Former press secretary says White House told him to dodge drone questions

By Adi Robertson on February 24, 2013 03:13 pm + 116 comments

The Obama Administration hasn't just downplayed drone strikes — according to former White House Continue reading…
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UN report says drone attacks in Afghanistan increased by 72 percent last year

By T.C. Sottek on February 20, 2013 01:51 pm + 29 comments

An annual report on armed conflict in Afghanistan released this week by the United Nations claims Continue reading…
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Can one man really tweet the entire history of reported US drone strikes?

By Justin Rubio on January 8, 2013 11:59 pm + 10 comments

On December 11th, 2012, NYU graduate student Josh Begley set out to tweet the entire public history Continue reading…