World-News

Their use rose 72% last year compared with 2011, and the trend is likely to continue as troops withdraw. But while the aircraft reduce risks to U.S. forces, mistakes are deadly for civilians.

http://is.gd/KyGqua



Obama s Press Secretary Told Not To Acknowledge Drone Program Exists

''When I went through the process of becoming press secretary,'' Gibbs said, ''one of the things, one of the first things they told me was, 'You are not even to acknowledge the drone program. You are not even to discuss that it exists.'''

http://is.gd/Z5Yrok


From Information Clearing House

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Former Press Secretary Offers PR Advice for Obama Drone Program
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/02/25-1



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Entgegen den Vorstellungen der Republikaner wollen die Amerikaner nach aktuellen Umfrage eher mehr ausgeben.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/38/38495/1.html

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Nick Turse, TomDispatch: A look at the history of waterboarding in the American military and its impact on how we view torture today.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/14772-i-begged-for-them-to-stop-waterboarding-americans-and-the-redefinition-of-torture

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Waterboarding Is A Big Joke At Cheney Roast

By Ben Smith

Senator Joe Lieberman "said something to the effect that it s nice that we are all here at the Plaza instead of in cages after some war crimes trial"...

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36475.htm



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Video

The greatest nation on earth exposed as among the worst in the West...on all life indicators.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34081.htm

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America s disappeared

Future of Freedom Foundation
by Andy Worthington

02/22/13

Injustices do not become any less unjust the longer they are unaddressed; and when it comes to the 'war on terror' launched by George W. Bush following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, those injustices continue to fester and to poison America s soul."

http://fff.org/explore-freedom/article/americas-disappeared/



The War on Terrorism, the Constitution and civil liberties

Future of Freedom Foundation
by Sheldon Richman and Bruce Fein

02/25/13

Video
http://tinyurl.com/b7vvu67


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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http://lewrockwell.com/spl5/killer-robots.html

Is God Against Drones?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance324.html

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''We prefer to call them killer robots,'' Lethal machines coming of age

''Weapons that on their own can kill, and there would be no human being involved in the decision-making process. When I first learnt about this, I was honestly horrified. the mere thought that human beings would set about creating machines that they can set loose to kill other human beings, I find repulsive.''

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21576376


From Information Clearing House



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Angeblich sind noch keine Einsätze von Kampfdrohnen geplant, die Aufklärungsdrohnen sollen die Bekämpfung von Al-Qaida in Mali unterstützen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/38/38629/1.html



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/02/22-2

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US sell more teargas to Egypt

Five containers carrying 140,000 teargas canisters were shipped to the Interior Ministry. The shipping documents stipulate that only the Egyptian government may use the canisters

http://is.gd/aK5gST



Egyptian doctors 'ordered to operate on protesters without anaesthetic'

Senior Egyptian army doctors were ordered to operate without anaesthetic on wounded protesters at a military hospital in Cairo during protests against military rule, according to an investigation commissioned by president Mohamed Morsi.

http://is.gd/IWesOa



Maliki Blames Morsi, Brotherhood for Continuing Syria Bloodshed

''I am astonished to see the head of a state telling people 'go to Syria and fight,'' Premier Nuri al-Maliki told a religious gathering of Faili Kurds in Baghdad on Thursday. ''He openly gathers clerics and endorses the fight in Syria,'' he added, ''They also ask for the killing of Shiites,'' he charged.

http://is.gd/e8RnZU



Morsi tries to ram Sharia constitution down Egyptian people s throats'

President Morsi s attempts to push through a Sharia constitution go against Egyptian cultural tradition and spark an even worse uprising as people don t want religion to be dictated.

http://is.gd/Uco6kM



Washington and the Egyptian Tragedy

By Stephen Zunes

The vast majority of Egyptians killed since the coup have been unarmed protesters struck down with American-made weapons by soldiers transported in American-made vehicles provided by the American taxpayer.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35938.htm



Putin seeking to resume Russia-Egypt military ties amid US vacuum

Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning a possible state visit to Egypt in order to take advantage of frayed ties between Washington and Cairo and possibly gain access to Egypt s Mediterranean ports, The Sunday Times reported.

http://www.jpost.com/International/Report-Putin-seeking-to-resume-Russia-Egypt-military-ties-amid-US-vacuum-329822


From Information Clearing House



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/02/22-0

Organic Consumers Oppose Pro-Fracking Scientist as Head of U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/02/27



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/02/22-7

Senator Bernie Sanders: Constitutional Amendment Sponsors Renew Push to Undo Citizens United
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/03/12-0

'Tremendous Victory' in Growing Rebuke of Citizens United
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/22-2

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The U.S. Supreme Court: Architects of the American Police State
http://lewrockwell.com/whitehead/whitehead73.1.html



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By Mark Ames

Ignorance of the history of US assassination policy still runs right through today, with the repetition of another myth: That President Obama s extrajudicial drone-assassinations of American citizens is ''unprecedented'' and ''radical'' and that ''not even George Bush targeted American citizens.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34057.htm



DOJ Gives Blackwater a Whitewash On Felony Charges

By Bmaz

Something funny happened in the Eastern District of North Carolina today. The criminal case against former Blackwater executives for weapons trafficking, and a myriad of other weapons violations, ended. Poof! Gone.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34065.htm

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Blackwater Off the Hook Again in Plea Deal With Bush-Appointed Judge
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/02/22-3

Obama Officials Refuse to Say if Assassination Power Extends to US Soil
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/02/22-3

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Rand Paul says ''No'' to Obama s desire to kill US citizens without charge or trial
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/obama-watch-1/rand-paul-says-no-to-obamasdesire-to-kill-us-citizens-without-charge-or-trial.html



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