The United Nations General Assembly just released the latest Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. The report is necessary, in part, because “There is... a notable lack of consensus on how to apply the rules of...
Drones and the Human Cost of War
The prompt for a recent Atlantic Community call for articles on utilizing drones for military purposes asks “When do we have to start considering human rights violations and what the consequences of that might be?” As an American whose government has been a pioneer in...
Michael Hastings Calls Shenanigans on Obama’s Drone Speech
The ACLU Asks, “Will You ‘Stand With Rand’ at Tuesday’s Killing Program Hearing?”
ACLU Senior Legislative Counsel Chris Anders writes, "When Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) courageously held the Senate floor for 13 hours in an historic filibuster to put a spotlight on a vast killing program run out of the White House - which has left 4,700 people dead,...
“…Turns out it was 11”
Photographer and antiwar activist Jayel Aharem quipped on twitter, "'Yesterday in San Diego, we chanted "B.A.R.A.C.K. how many kids did you kill today?' Turns out it was 11 http://is.gd/9pCMZA." Antiwar.com's Jason Ditz delivers the punch line.
I Should Be Happy About the Drone Debate, But I’m Not
During my junior year of college I was interning at a news show and we were filming a bit on 47th street when a young Pakistani man walked up to me. He said that he and some friends were holding a vigil for those who had died in a recent drone killing, and wanted to...
Don’t Confirm Brennan, Torture AND Drone Assassinations Are Illegal
Senator Rand Paul is not the only one with serious questions about the nomination of John Brennan for CIA Director! Many people are rightly concerned that the CIA Nominee failed to provide a clear answer to Paul's question: "Do you believe that the president has the...
Obama’s Drones
Ban Weaponized Drones from the World
From Roots Action: Meticulous researchers have documented that U.S. drones are killing many innocent civilians in Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere. Drones are making the world less stable and creating new enemies. Their remoteness provides those responsible with a sense...
“Let Justice Flow Like a River…”
Resisting Drone in Missouri by Brian Terrell, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence The United States District Courthouse in Jefferson City, Missouri, is a modern and graceful structure sitting on a bluff over the Missouri River. Less than one year old, it...
