Congressman Calls for More Oversight After Drone Papers Revelations
“Extrajudicial killings via drones are highly inaccurate and result in significant civilian casualties…”
Tag: War on Terror
Eight Iranians killed in Syria: Iranian general
Sources told Reuters this month that hundreds of troops had arrived since late September.
Obama names new envoy to oversee US-led coalition against ISIS
Retired Marine Gen. John Allen is stepping down after 13 months.
ISIS Tries To Blow Up Russian Bombers With Flying Condom Bombs
You don’t have a lot of options against aerial bombardment by one of the most powerful militaries on the planet.
In Hunt for US Terror Recruits, FBI Agents Set Traps
The FBI “may have created terrorists out of law-abiding citizens,” Human Rights Watch has alleged.
U.S. to Iraq: If Russia helps you fight ISIS, we can’t
Marine Gen. said there was “angst” in the U.S.
Flashback: Broadwell says Benghazi attacks aimed at illegal CIA prison
Libyan militia members were prisoner, says Petraeus mistress.
Mass graves of ISIS fighters found by Iraqi Army
Not clear how many bodies in grave are of ISIS fighters.
Leaked Documents from CIA Director’s Email Reveal Thoughts on Torture, Iran, Afghanistan
Documents show both the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and CIA director at the time had objected to proposals limiting interrogation methods.
FBI, Homeland Security Arrest Some 70 ISIL-Related Persons in US
US House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul announces stats.
US Training Outside Forces to Fight ISIL ‘Was Never Going to Work’
Program of training indigenous fighters outside of a country and sending them back afterwards was doomed from the start.
U.S. Approves $11.25 Billion Warship Sale to Saudi Arabia
Sale is part of a larger modernization of the Royal Saudi Navy’s Eastern Fleet.
Trump: Revoke Passports For Those Who Go To Fight For ISIS, Would ‘Look At’ Closing Certain Mosques’
But I can tell you one thing, if somebody goes over and they want to fight for ISIS, they wouldn’t be coming back.”
Obama Has Threatened Vetoes Over Guantánamo Before, and Caved In Every Time
Obama’s veto has been described as his “last chance” to shutter the prison.
ACLU Files New Appeal in Drone Lawsuit
“This case concerns the CIA’s withholding of records…”