President Obama’s personal involvement in selecting the targets of covert drone strikes means he risks effectively handing a ‘loaded gun’ to Mitt Romney come November, says the co-author of a new report aimed at US policymakers. ‘If Obama leaves, he’s leaving a loaded gun: he’s set up a programme where the greatest constraint is his […]
President Obama’s personal involvement in selecting the targets of covert drone strikes means he risks effectively handing a ‘loaded gun’ to Mitt Romney come November, says the co-author of a new report aimed at US policymakers. ‘If Obama leaves, he’s leaving a loaded gun: he’s set up a programme where the greatest constraint is his […]
On March 31, 1776, future First Lady Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, John Adams, who was soon to be appointed a member of the committee drafting the Declaration of Independence: “… In the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I would desire you would Remember […]
On March 31, 1776, future First Lady Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, John Adams, who was soon to be appointed a member of the committee drafting the Declaration of Independence: “… In the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I would desire you would Remember […]
The traumatizing attacks have turned whole villages once neutral, or perhaps sympathetic to the American mission to route terrorism, into firm opponents of any U.S. presence in their country.
The traumatizing attacks have turned whole villages once neutral, or perhaps sympathetic to the American mission to route terrorism, into firm opponents of any U.S. presence in their country.
Three federal appeal court judges greeted US government efforts to block the release of information on the CIA’s targeted killings programme with skepticism on Thursday, as they grilled the administration’s lawyers for double the scheduled time. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is challenging the Obama administration to reveal records of the CIA’s drone programme, including […]
Three federal appeal court judges greeted US government efforts to block the release of information on the CIA’s targeted killings programme with skepticism on Thursday, as they grilled the administration’s lawyers for double the scheduled time. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is challenging the Obama administration to reveal records of the CIA’s drone programme, including […]
(MintPress) — Reports in the media over the last week have stoked the fires of hate and racism, and fanned the flames of political unrest across the world, after an obscure American film called, “Innocence of Muslims” garnered media attention and ignited protests across the Arab world. Last week in Egypt, after Egyptian media erroneously […]
(MintPress) — Reports in the media over the last week have stoked the fires of hate and racism, and fanned the flames of political unrest across the world, after an obscure American film called, “Innocence of Muslims” garnered media attention and ignited protests across the Arab world. Last week in Egypt, after Egyptian media erroneously […]
(MintPress) – Last week, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney stood stoically before a group of reporters and said the attack on the United States Embassy that resulted in the death of Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens would not have happened under his watch. The attacks to the embassy were reported as a response to […]
(MintPress) – Last week, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney stood stoically before a group of reporters and said the attack on the United States Embassy that resulted in the death of Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens would not have happened under his watch. The attacks to the embassy were reported as a response to […]
A prisoner has died at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the U.S. military said Monday, two days after the man was apparently found unconscious in his cell at the isolated, high-security prison. The prisoner, whose name and nationality were not released, was found by guards on Saturday and taken to a base […]
A prisoner has died at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the U.S. military said Monday, two days after the man was apparently found unconscious in his cell at the isolated, high-security prison. The prisoner, whose name and nationality were not released, was found by guards on Saturday and taken to a base […]
