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Drone Technology Eases the Slide Into War
I wrote a piece in Turnstyle News about drone warfare. It’s the first in a series of two articles I wrote about drones. ———————————————————————————————————— From the National Public Radio (NPR) to the...
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Drones, Now Recording A Rooftop Near You–Or Worse
I wrote a piece in Turnstyle News about the growing domestic use of drones. It’s the second in a series of two articles I wrote about drones. ———————————————————————————————————— Imagine hearing a...
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U.S. expands its shadow wars in Africa
As the U.S. supposedly winds down in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is increasing its shadow wars in Africa. Since 9/11, under the guise of fighting terrorism, the U.S. expanded its military presence in...
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The $1 trillion national security budget
With high unemployment, massive poverty, inequality, and a weak economic recovery, the economy is obviously the number-one issue in public consciousness. President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney continue...
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U.S. Drone Strikes: Secrecy and Suffering Highlighted in Reports by Stanford,...
I wrote a piece in Turnstyle News about the Stanford/NYU and Columbia reports on the U.S. drone program. Please note that this was written before the November 6, 2012 presidential election....
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Obama’s first-term record of militarism
The long and drawn out 2012 presidential election is finally over and President Barack Obama was reelected. Shortly after he was reelected, Obama launched another drone strike in Yemen — a harbinger of...
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It’s a new year and Obama’s civil liberties violations continue
A few days before the new year rang in, I made three predictions for Turnstyle News about what’s in store for the year 2013. The first was a “drawdown but not a complete end to the war in Afghanistan”,...
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Secret “white paper” justifies assassinating American citizens — entrenching...
On Monday, NBC News reported on a leaked Department of Justice “white paper” summarizing memos that make the Obama administration’s legal case for targeted killing of U.S. citizens suspected of links...
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In Era of Unconventional Warfare, Popular Video Games Get the Military Touch
David Petraeus may be out of the military and Central Intelligence Agency but he’s found a new role elsewhere — in the game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II.” Well, his likeness, that is. Set in the year...
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Obama’s speech on drones and Gitmo is a repackaging of permanent war
Recently, President Barack Obama gave a speech about his counterterrorism strategy at National Defense University. In it, he justified his targeted killing policy and drone strikes of suspected...
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