Drones Wreak Havoc at London Airport for Second Day

The Associated Press Dec 21, 2018 Flights at Gatwick are suspended again because of a suspected drone sighting 11 hours after they resumed at Britain's second-busiest airport. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Hidden Toll of American Drones in Yemen

MAGGIE MICHAEL and MAAD AL-ZIKRY / The Associated Press Nov 14, 2018 The United States wages a drone war in Yemen, trying to suppress al-Qaida’s branch there. And the 16-year campaign has had a concealed cost: civilian lives. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

What Will Donald Trump Be Remembered For?

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Sep 9, 2018 It may be hard to believe, but the current president won’t be remembered for any of the things now in our headlines. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Report Details Israel’s Use of Armed Drone That Killed Gazan Children

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Aug 12, 2018 As the victims' family fights for justice, new findings challenge the Israel Defense Forces' compliance with international humanitarian law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S.-Saudi Coalition Paid al-Qaida to Stop Fighting, Report Reveals

MAGGIE MICHAEL, TRISH WILSON and LEE KEATH / The Associated Press Aug 8, 2018 Such deals have allowed militants to survive to fight another day—and risk strengthening the most dangerous branch of the terror network, one that carried out the 9/11 attacks. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Venezuela’s Maduro Unharmed in Drone Attack, Government Says

SCOTT SMITH / The Associated Press Aug 4, 2018 Explosives detonate as the socialist president gives a speech to hundreds of soldiers; seven people have been injured, officials say. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

If You’re a Protester in Chicago, Big Brother Is Watching You

By Mick Dumke / ProPublica Jun 12, 2018 The Rahm Emanuel administration has continued the city's long, troubled history of snooping on groups exercising their First Amendment rights—and now state legislators want to let it use drones. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How Do You Get Off the U.S. ‘Kill List’?

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout May 31, 2018 Since the Bush administration created the secret list after the 9/11 attacks, the criteria for inclusion have morphed and remain elusive. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pentagon Documents Detail Dystopian Dangers

Nick Turse / TomDispatch May 30, 2018 An examination of the threats from terror groups, as imagined in the Joint Land, Air, and Sea Strategic Special Program, offers unique clues to the Pentagon’s fears for the future. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

How Drones Expand the War on Terror

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch May 27, 2018 Because unpiloted airplanes eliminate the physical risk to American personnel, the United States has embraced a strategy of global extrajudicial executions: assassinations on foreign soil. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Google Removes ‘Don’t Be Evil’ From Company Code of Conduct

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams May 21, 2018 The move has provoked a swift backlash across social media. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

America’s ‘War on Terror’ Has Become a Reign of Terror

By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Nov 6, 2017 Drone strikes and other targeted attacks outside active hostile areas have increased under President Trump, killing a record number of civilians. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )