Brennan’s Saudi Drone Base: Censorship, Assassinations, More Terrorists

February 8, 2013 in Preview, WAR AND EMPIRE

Moon of Alabama February 8, 2013   The administration’s counterterrorism policies are leading to media censorship, refutation of basic rights and to more terrorism. The man responsible for these consequences [...]

Dirty Wars: Shining a Light on America’s Shadowy Foreign Policy

January 31, 2013 in Preview, WAR AND EMPIRE

Amy Goodman The Guardian January 31, 2013   As President Barack Obama prepared to be sworn in for his second term as the 44th president of the United States, two [...]

Obama Administration Drone-strike “Playbook” Rendered Meaningless By Excluding Pakistan

January 25, 2013 in FEATURED STORIES, Preview 3, WAR AND EMPIRE

Inter Press Service | As Barack Obama renews his lease on the White House for another four years, his administration is debating how best to respond to a growing internal and public controversy over his first term’s non-battlefield counter-terrorist weapon of choice: armed drones.

Barack Obama: Bomber-In-Chief

January 24, 2013 in FEATURED STORIES, Preview, WAR AND EMPIRE

Alternet | Many people around the world are disturbed by U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere. The illusion that American drones can strike without warning anywhere in the world without placing Americans in harm’s way…

Private Security Companies Using Floating Weapons Caches Near Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa To Bypass Laws, Port Inspections

January 12, 2013 in Preview, WAR AND EMPIRE

The Guardian | Private security companies guarding ships against Somali pirates are increasingly storing their weapons on so-called “floating armouries” in international waters, to avoid arms smuggling laws when they dock in ports.

Obama’s New Year’s Resolution: More Drone Strikes

January 4, 2013 in FEATURED STORIES, WAR AND EMPIRE

Wired | It’s barely three days into 2013, and the Obama administration’s lethal campaign of drone strikes has resumed in earnest. Missiles fired by remotely piloted planes struck targets in Pakistan and Yemen…

U.S. drone strikes in Yemen increase

December 30, 2012 in Preview, WAR AND EMPIRE

McClatchy News | In the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden, Yemen – home to al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula – has come close to eclipsing Pakistan as a key focus of American counter-terrorism efforts.

War on own goals: US drone offensive in Yemen bolsters Al-Qaeda

December 27, 2012 in FEATURED STORIES, WAR AND EMPIRE

Russia Today | The number of American airstrikes has risen sharply in Yemen as the US helps the weak local government to fight against local militants.

Obama administration orders drone strikes on Christmas Eve

December 27, 2012 in MEDIA, Preview

YouTube | Obama administration orders drone strikes on Christmas Eve

When U.S. drones kill civilians, Yemen’s government tries to conceal it

December 27, 2012 in Preview, WAR AND EMPIRE

Washington Post | …the incident offers a window into the Yemeni government’s efforts to conceal Washington’s mistakes and the unintended consequences of civilian deaths in American air assaults.