Outrageous!
Attorney General Eric Holder finally replied to Senator Paul’s request on whether the administration believed the President could authorize a lethal drone strike on American soil. It’s hard to believe this was his actual response, but then again, given this administration’s sordid past – particularly in the DOJ – perhaps it’s not too surprising. Holder replied to [...]
Legal and Moral Dilemmas of Drone Strikes in a Free Society
America is now using over 7,500 drones to strike targets in Libya, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Drone strikes in Pakistan alone have killed up to 3,341 people so far, despite a lack of Congressional approval. But besides being illegal on Constitutional grounds, the drone strikes set dangerous new precedents that challenge the most basic [...]
Drones in Djibouti
The drone wars are expanding. Regardless of who is President after the November election, it’s clear there will be no winding down of the drone strike/targeted killing program begun under the Bush administration and drastically expanded by President Obama. Recently, Washington Post released a detailed report on the Obama administration’s central hub for its drone wars in [...]
