The Senate Drone Report of 2019

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Dec 19, 2014 Three years into a sagging Clinton presidency and a bitterly divided Congress, the 500-page executive summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s long fought-over, much-delayed, heavily redacted report on the secret CIA drone wars was finally released Committee chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) took to the Senate floor, and said. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Drone Killing the Fifth Amendment

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch Feb 20, 2014 If you were plotting to kill an American over coffee, you could end up in jail on a whole range of charges including -- depending on the situation -- terrorism. However, if the president’s doing the killing, it's all nice and -- let’s put those quote marks around it -- "legal." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

‘Bride and Boom!’

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Dec 21, 2013 The headline was spectacular, if you think killing people in distant lands is a blast and a half. Of course, you have to imagine that smirk line in giant black letters with a monstrous exclamation point covering most of the bottom third of the front page of the Murdoch-owned New York Post. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

American Drones Kill a Dozen in Yemen

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 9, 2013 U.S. drones killed 12 people in Yemen who the government claims are al-Qaida suspects. Thursday's action was the eighth such attack in less than two weeks amid warnings of terrorist assaults on Western outposts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Child’s Death in Drone Strike Tests Obama’s Transparency Pledge

By Cora Currier, ProPublica Jul 2, 2013 Despite Obama's pledge in May “to facilitate transparency and debate” about the U.S. war on al-Qaida-linked militants beyond Afghanistan, the administration won't respond to the first prominent allegation of a civilian death since the president delivered his major speech. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pakistan Says Senior Taliban Leaders Killed in Drone Strike

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 29, 2013 A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan has reportedly killed senior Taliban militants, including the group's second in command. Four people were said to be dead after the attack in the North Waziristan region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Heckled During Speech, Warren Lands a Book Deal, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 24, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including why an Oklahoma senator thinks federal disaster relief to his state after a deadly tornado is unnecessary and John McCain gets all maverick-y again. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scahill on Obama’s Admitted Killings of Americans

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 23, 2013 The Obama administration's unprecedented acknowledgement that four Americans were killed in U.S. drone strikes overseas -- including one whose death was not previously reported -- "raises more questions than it answers," Jeremy Scahill, national security correspondent for The Nation and author of the new book "Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield," told "Democracy Now!" on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Admits Drones Killed 4 Americans

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2013 In a letter to congressional leaders Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder formally acknowledged that four American citizens had been killed by U.S. drone strikes abroad, including al-Qaida-affiliated cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Drone Killings Used as Alternative to Prison, Attorney Says

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 2, 2013 The lawyer who authored the White House policy on lethal drone strikes has accused the Obama administration of using them when it didn't want to capture prisoners who would otherwise go to Guantanamo Bay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marco Rubio vs. Rand Paul, Dianne Feinstein vs. Ted Cruz, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 15, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a Reuters editor is indicted on suspicion of aiding hackers and Barack Obama wants Democratic lawmakers to know he's not Dick Cheney. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bill Maher Applauds Rand Paul’s Filibuster, Then Defends Drone Strikes

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 10, 2013 "Some people do need killing," the "Real Time" host said on his HBO program Friday. "It's like what I say about the death penalty: Let's just kill the right people." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )