Obama 'struggles' with drone program
The drone program was officially a secret, until Obama acknowledged its existence in an online chat earlier this year.www.politico.com
Obama Finally Talks Drone War, But It's Almost Impossible to Believe Him
President Obama doesn't like to talk about how he uses drones to kill suspected militants - including American citizens.www.wired.com
Obama reflects on drone warfare
Obama reflects on drone warfare. President Obama defends the use of drone warfare in an exclusive interview with CNN's Jessica Yellin.security.blogs.cnn.com
Drone is Obama's weapon of choice
As a result, the number of estimated deaths from the Obama administration's drone strikes is more than four times what it was during the Bush administration -- somewhere between 1,494 and 2,618.www.cnn.com
Chicago protesters rally against Obama's drone attacks
Tuesday at 5 p.m. protesters began gathering across the street from the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank to sound off against President Obama's use of drones to attack targets around the world. At the same time, US Representative, Debbie Wasserman ...www.examiner.com
US Puts Drones in Yemen in Overdrive
Ten civilians were slain in Yemen over the weekend by the Obama administration's unmanned drones, weapons that have killed 29 people in a little over a week and nearly 200 this year.www.truthdig.com
Pentagon lists 66 countries as eligible to buy US drones
Northrop Grumman Corp chief executive Wes Bush on Wednesday praised the Obama administration for what he described as significant moves to boost arms exports, but voiced frustration at delays in codifying them in a new export policy.www.reuters.com
Dumb and Dumber: Obama's 'Smart Power' Foreign Policy Not Smart at All
But diplomacy has not been at the vanguard of Obama's foreign policy. From drone attacks in Pakistan and cyber-warfare against Iran to the vaunted "Pacific pivot" and the expansion of U.S.www.huffingtonpost.com
Drone use expands to TV stations, undermines public safety, privacy
"Drones have also been used abroad to kill American citizens who have never been convicted of a criminal offense," Peetros states about President Barack Obama's weapon of choice. "The FAA can give drone licenses to any agency that can prove that they ...www.examiner.com
Denny Rehberg likes drones—except when he doesn't
Dennis Rehberg wrote a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency demanding that it stop using aerial drones to enforce farm waste regulations.missoulanews.bigskypress.com
Code Pink To Dems: Stop Drone Warfare, Bust Up Big Banks
Their message for President Barack Obama and Democrats targets the military-industrial complex. At the People's Convention, sponsored by Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin spoke against war -- particularly drone ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Businessman back in action after drone accident
Proposki, who graduated from Northern Essex Community College, said his business has grown dramatically since February when President Barack Obama gave drone users a boost. Obama signed a new Federal Aviation Administration modernization law ...www.newburyportnews.com
Obama Campaign Brags About its Whistleblower Persecutions
A US drone strike in eastern Yemen on Sunday was claimed by a security official to have killed six suspected Islamist militants.www.opednews.com
How Terrified Should We Be of the Pentagon's Plan to Automize Drones?
... of U.S. Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drones--like the Predator, Reaper, and Global Hawk--for spying on potential adversaries and attacking suspected militants has made them the default counterterrorism tools for the Obama administration.www.theatlantic.com
Unusually for Democrats, Terror War Is a Talking Point
Indeed, it is in large part through the use of drone strikes, special-operations missions and other counterterrorism operations that an Obama doctrine has emerged. As Ben Rhodes, a deputy national-security adviser, puts it: "We use force directly and ...online.wsj.com
Obama campaign brags about its whistleblower persecutions
Recall that "three dozen" -- that's "three dozen" -- current and former Obama aides ran to the New York Times in May to heap praise on Obama's supposedly judicious though resolute use of drones to vanquish America's enemies. Recall, too, that he feels ...www.guardian.co.uk
Dispatch from Charlotte: The DNC Abandons War-on-Terror Criticism
I go down there, and I'm just a few feet behind the cardboard sign that said, "Obama is murdering people with these drone strikes." Well let me tell you, that issue is about the size of a gnat. If they want to not vote for Obama, and/or vote for Romney ...www.theatlantic.com
Obama revealed: The man, the president
The topic of drones is one the president addressed only once before. "My most sacred duty as president and commander in chief is to keep the American people safe," Obama said. "Drones are one tool that we use." And the policy extends to American ...www.cnn.com
Americans Need Protection From Domestic Drones
Ron Paul of Texas to suggest that President Obama should be impeached for violating the Constitution. Not long after the assassinations, police in North Dakota used a border patrol drone for surveillance during an armed standoff with cattle rustlers ...www.courant.com
Obama's Warfare: 'From Power To A Policy'
Just last week, Pakistani officials say 18 more people were killed by drones, including possibly a commander of the Haqqani network.www.npr.org
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