Who wins in the war on drugs?
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Homemade weaponized drone shoots paintballs at real people
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The man in the video above built a drone with a weapon attached. He says he has fired the paintball drone weapon at real human beings (volunteers, he tells us).
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The NRO: Spying and prying, up close and personal
Ever heard of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)?
One of the most secretive of the 16 US intelligence agencies, it defines its mission as follows:
Develop. Acquire. Launch. Operate.
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Moving beyond Terror Tuesday: Dismantling the structures of repression, respecting human rights
Last Saturday hundreds of people gathered at Central Connecticut State University to participate in “An Injury to One is an Injury to All: A Conference in Defense of Civil Liberties and to End Indefinite Detention.”
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The Terror Tuesday Trinity: NDAA, Guantanamo, drone strikes
The connection between these components of the government’s ‘war on terror’ arsenal came into clear focus over the past week.
On November 29, the Senate voted 67-29 to pass Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Amendment 3018 to the NDAA of 2013: “Sec. 1032. Prohibition on the Indefinite Detention of Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents.”
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Is the Obama administration’s drone war legal? Why should we be concerned?
Former Bush administration attorney John Bellinger, ACLU Center for Democracy Director Jameel Jaffer and WSJ Pentagon correspondent Julian Barnes appeared on NPR's On Point program to discuss the legality of the Obama administration's seemingly ever-expanding drone war.
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Yes Men speak on private surveillance against them
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WSJ editors come out swinging in defense of indefinite detention of US citizens
Edvard Munch, "The Scream"
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Terror Tuesday: The NDAA is back!
What was the most underreported story of 2012?
According to Project Censored, it was “Signs of an Emerging Police State,” as evidenced by President Obama putting his signature last New Year’s Eve on the NDAA of 2012.
