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A journalist abroad, charting America's clandestine 'Dirty Wars' ★★★
Richard Rowley's documentary "Dirty Wars" is a sobering account of acclaimed journalist Jeremy Scahill's reporting on the war on terror in the Middle East and Africa, and the effect its clandestine operations have had not just on those shaken by its...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda, Iraq War (2003-2011), International Military Interventions, Movies
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US intelligence embraces debate in security issues
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the months leading up to the killing of Osama bin Laden, veteran intelligence analyst Robert Cardillo was given the nickname "Debbie Downer." With each new tidbit of information that tracked bin Laden to a high-walled compound...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq, North Korea, Bashar Assad, Espionage and Intelligence
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Setting limits on drones
It's about time. President Barack Obama's announcement today of new limits on drone strikes and his renewed call to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay were badly overdue. The United States has lost much credibility overseas with...
Tags: Terrorism, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Did that really happen? In America?
My periodic "Did You Know" columns tend to raise the blood pressure of more conservative readers who are embarrassed/angry/frustrated by the increasingly aggressive counter-cultural policies of the hard left and their allies in Hollywood, on campus, and...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Illegal Immigrants, Fort Hood Shootings (2009), Adam Sandler, Prosecution
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After the Boston bombings, returning to our post-9/11 rituals
In the two months after 9/11, I called Baltimore County police to check out a black-and-tan backpack left by an office door in Towson, reported an abandoned carry-on bag at BWI to Maryland State Police and refused to watch a bulky valise for a stranger...
Tags: Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), The New York Times
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Obama must codify the drone war
— In choice of both topic and foil, Rand Paul's now legendary Senate filibuster was a stroke of political genius. The topic was, ostensibly, very narrow: Does the president have the constitutional authority to put a drone-launched Hellfire missile...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Rand Paul, George W. Bush, U.S. Congress
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Regrettable error
Change of SubjectNow we're talking about a larger, more controversial issue: the killing by drone in Yemen of al-Qaida operative Anwar al-Awlaki. Outside American soil, the Constitution does not rule, no matter how much Paul would like it to....Charles Krauthammer in his.... -
Time to rethink, rewrite the rules of conduct for warfare
WASHINGTON - In choice of both topic and foil, Rand Paul's now legendary Senate filibuster was a stroke of political genius. The topic was, ostensibly, very narrow: Does the president have the constitutional authority to put a drone-launched Hellfire...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Rand Paul, U.S. Congress, Lawyers
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Rand Paul Is Right About Drones
The Hartford CourantRand Paul's now legendary Senate filibuster was a stroke of political genius. The topic was, ostensibly, very narrow: Does the president have the constitutional authority to put a drone-launched Hellfire missile through your kitchen — you, a good...Tags: Lawyers, Eric Holder, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, The Washington Post
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Will Obama launch a drone attack on U.S. soil?
Who would have thought that within President Barack Obama beats the heart of a civil rights antediluvian? Could Obama, beloved of the American Civil Liberties Union, be guilty of harboring thoughts of calling down a fatal drone attack on an American...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Civil Liberties Union, The New York Times, Interior Policy, Civil Rights
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Are there no limits on the use of drones?
A rare beast was spotted this week in Washington. An event as rare as the sighting of Big Foot. We actually saw a real filibuster in action. It was a welcome event, even if it was performed by crazy Sen. Rand Paul. For two reasons. One, because Paul...
Tags: Eric Holder, Federal Aviation Administration, Pakistan, Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan
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Targeting drones
A famous book on negotiation is called "Getting to Yes." Sometimes, though, the better achievement is arriving at "no." That's what Eric Holder and Rand Paul did the other day. It came in a letter from the attorney general to the Republican senator from...Tags: Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, John Brennan, Ted Cruz
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Mar 17, 2013
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Mar 14, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013
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Mar 10, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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