(MintPress) – Weeks after questions surrounding the U.S. drone program slowed the nomination process of President Obama’s pick for the new CIA director, the agency is reportedly planning on handing the controversial program over to the Pentagon. The story broke Tuesday when the Daily Beast published information received by three senior U.S. officials who said the plan […]
(MintPress) – Weeks after questions surrounding the U.S. drone program slowed the nomination process of President Obama’s pick for the new CIA director, the agency is reportedly planning on handing the controversial program over to the Pentagon. The story broke Tuesday when the Daily Beast published information received by three senior U.S. officials who said the plan […]
On his second trip to the Middle East as U.S. commander in chief, President Barack Obama this week will confront a political and strategic landscape nearly unrecognizable from the one he encountered on his first trip to the region shortly after assuming office in 2009. Gone are the authoritarian regimes and leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, […]
On his second trip to the Middle East as U.S. commander in chief, President Barack Obama this week will confront a political and strategic landscape nearly unrecognizable from the one he encountered on his first trip to the region shortly after assuming office in 2009. Gone are the authoritarian regimes and leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, […]
(MintPress) – On the second anniversary of the uprising against dictator Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, the United States, NATO forces and allied Arab countries are considering openly arming the Syrian opposition, a move that would escalate a civil war that has claimed the lives of 70,000 and has displaced more than 1 million, according to United Nations […]
(MintPress) – On the second anniversary of the uprising against dictator Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, the United States, NATO forces and allied Arab countries are considering openly arming the Syrian opposition, a move that would escalate a civil war that has claimed the lives of 70,000 and has displaced more than 1 million, according to United Nations […]
President Barack Obama promises to explain in greater detail U.S. policy on the use of armed drones. But the administration’s statements so far have only raised more questions about the controversial counterterrorism program, particularly the president’s legal authority to kill American citizens. Frustration over the ambiguity has resulted in unlikely political alliances on Capitol Hill, […]
President Barack Obama promises to explain in greater detail U.S. policy on the use of armed drones. But the administration’s statements so far have only raised more questions about the controversial counterterrorism program, particularly the president’s legal authority to kill American citizens. Frustration over the ambiguity has resulted in unlikely political alliances on Capitol Hill, […]
(MintPress) – China is building the world’s largest fleet of unmanned drones, capable of patrolling large swaths of the Pacific Ocean, according to a recent report published by Project 2049 this week. Experts believe that the move is part of a long-term strategy to counter U.S. military hegemony in East Asia. Project 2049, a foreign policy […]
(MintPress) – China is building the world’s largest fleet of unmanned drones, capable of patrolling large swaths of the Pacific Ocean, according to a recent report published by Project 2049 this week. Experts believe that the move is part of a long-term strategy to counter U.S. military hegemony in East Asia. Project 2049, a foreign policy […]
(MintPress) – In an unprecedented public statement, U.S. officials declared that there is no “indefinite detention” taking place at Guantanamo Bay prison, standing in stark contrast to the outpouring of opposition voiced by human rights organizations, civil liberties groups and lawyers in recent years. Seven military prosecutors have resigned or requested reassignments since 2008 because of […]
(MintPress) – In an unprecedented public statement, U.S. officials declared that there is no “indefinite detention” taking place at Guantanamo Bay prison, standing in stark contrast to the outpouring of opposition voiced by human rights organizations, civil liberties groups and lawyers in recent years. Seven military prosecutors have resigned or requested reassignments since 2008 because of […]
(MintPress) – On Sunday, the U.S. military announced that it will stop reporting on U.S. airstrikes carried out by unmanned predator drones, adding further secrecy to a program that human rights organizations believe is responsible for the deaths of 1,200 civilians, including women and children, in combat zones since 2004. U.S. Central Command made the announcement believing […]
(MintPress) – On Sunday, the U.S. military announced that it will stop reporting on U.S. airstrikes carried out by unmanned predator drones, adding further secrecy to a program that human rights organizations believe is responsible for the deaths of 1,200 civilians, including women and children, in combat zones since 2004. U.S. Central Command made the announcement believing […]
