President Obama is in the midst of a major shift in the nation’s war on terror, as he prepares to give a speech today in which he will announce that his administration will be restricting the use of the controversial unmanned drone strikes. He will also be renewing his efforts to close Guantanamo Bay prison in [...]
Study: U.S. Drones Have Killed Hundreds Of Civilians
September 25, 2012 | Posted by
A new study released on Tuesday says that American use of drones to target suspected militants in Pakistan has had a “damaging and counterproductive effect” on the country and has resulted in more civilian deaths than previously acknowledged. The study conducted by law professors at Stanford and New York University, relies on roughly 130 interviews [...]
Jimmy Carter Accuses Pres. Obama, U.S. of Widespread Abuse of Human Rights
June 26, 2012 | Posted by
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is accusing the current president Obama of sanctioning the “widespread abuse of human rights” by authorizing drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists. Jimmy Carter, America’s 39 th president, denounced the Obama administration for “clearly violating” 10 of the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, writing in a New [...]
Nigerian Govt Gives U.S. the Right to Pursue Terrorists in Nigeria
June 23, 2012 | Posted by
In an effort to help it deal with the brutal violence of the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram, the Nigerian government has given the U.S. the authority to conduct strikes against the group on Nigerian soil with the tacit approval of the Nigerian government. The communication between governments came by way of a letter from [...]
Republicans Complain As President Obama Beats Them At Their Own Game
June 9, 2012 | Posted by
Washington is in a tizzy because somebody “leaked” information to the media about U.S. military actions in the Mideast that Republicans claim was purposely released by the White House to make President Obama look strong and decisive in an election year. It’s almost amusing to watch the Republicans bray about the matter, as if the [...]
Geraldo Rivera Defends President Obama’s Drone ‘Kill List’ On Fox & Friends
June 8, 2012 | Posted by
On Friday’s edition of Fox & Friends, Geraldo Rivera got into a feisty debate with the hosts over whether the reports of President Obama‘s use of drone strikes and a “kill list” constitute a double-standard, given that the president campaigned against his predecessor’s use of the same military technology. Rivera objected that he doesn’t care [...]
