Category Archives: Yemen

Kevin Zeese Talks #StopNATO on RT

Come Home America director Kevin Zeese on the upcoming NATO summit.

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Drones and Zero Accountability Government

By Joe Scarry from his blog Scarry Thoughts We are living in a nightmare that makes Philip K. Dick’s dystopias look cozy in comparison. By now, everyone is aware of the killing done by U.S. drones in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and … Continue reading

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The Arab Spring Gets Messy, and Even Messier for the U.S.

By William Pfaff (Truthdig) The 2011 Arab Awakening has put the United States in a situation of extreme difficulty, far from solution. After years of democracy promotion in the Middle East, and two wars and other interventions ostensibly producing it—while … Continue reading

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We Can’t Keep Using the Endless War Titles Over and Over

Sabin Willett breaks down the National Defense Authorization Act.

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U.S. assembling secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, officials say

The Obama administration is assembling a constellation of secret drone bases for counterterrorism operations in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as part of a newly aggressive campaign to attack al-Qaeda affiliates in Somalia and Yemen, U.S. officials … Continue reading

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Endless War Becomes Ever More Endless

—By Kevin Drum The Obama administration plans to step up its attacks against the Taliban in Pakistan whether Pakistan likes it or not: In what amounts to an ultimatum, administration officials have indicated that the United States will act unilaterally … Continue reading

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The Ethics of Drones

KIM LAWTON, correspondent: Drones are increasingly becoming some of the most valuable weapons in America’s arsenal. Drone operator speaking on video: This is going to save someone’s life today. LAWTON: Unmanned aircraft such as the Predator and the Reaper can … Continue reading

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Drone Warfare – Why SciFi Weapons Don’t Make Us Safer

Last month we heard that a drone attack in Pakistan had killed Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, the second-in-command of al-Qaida. Are we supposed to rejoice that these unmanned aircraft are killing enemies of the United States all over the world? Will they … Continue reading

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Shadow Warriors

Conn Hallinan of Counterpunch has an excellent article, Shadow Warriors. The Obama Administration has been particularly enamored of SOFs, and, according to reporters Karen DeYoung and Greg Jaffe of the Washington Post, is in the process of doubling the number … Continue reading

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Veterans for Peace Passes Impeachment Resolution

Veterans for Peace passed the following resolution at its national convention. Therefore Be It Resolved that Veterans For Peace call on the U.S. House of Representatives to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against President Barack H. Obama for failure to uphold … Continue reading

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Ex-DNI rips Obama White House

by Josh Gerstein ASPEN, Colo.—Former Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair unloaded on the White House Thursday evening, strongly criticizing the administration’s reliance on U.S.-directed drone strikes and saying officials have failed to implement the lessons of Sept. 11 by … Continue reading

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