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Video: During Counterterrorism Speech, Woman Heckles Obama For Agreeing With Her Thu May 23

Guy Benson
Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo Thu May 23

Reuters News
Navy Launches Drone From Aircraft Carrier Wed May 15
New jihadi magazine appeals for help against drones Mon May 6

Reuters News
Droning On Sat Apr 27

Bill O'Reilly

Shortly after the terror bombings in Boston last week, two different media people made statements that were alarming to say the least. Two days after the attack, McClatchy reporter Amina Ismail asked White House spokesman Jay Carney: "President Obama said that what happened in Boston was an act of terrorism. Do you consider the U.S. bombing on civilians in Afghanistan ... a form of terrorism?" ... more
Ivory Coast wants surveillance drones to replace U.N. troops Tue Apr 16

Reuters News
Drone Lobbyist Objects to Word "Drone" Sun Mar 24

Kevin Glass
'No Holds Barred' Obama Questions? Fri Mar 15

Brent Bozell

ABC News really knows how to cause a coffee spit-take. All you have to do is introduce George Stephanopoulos talking to President Obama and put these hyperbolic words on screen: "No Holds Barred." ... more
Deaf Dialogue on Drones Sun Mar 10

Steve Chapman

A famous book on negotiation is called "Getting to Yes." Sometimes, though, the better achievement is arriving at "no." That's what Eric Holder and Rand Paul did the other day. ... more
If You Cover Your Ears, You Can't Hear the Bomb Go Off Sun Mar 10

Debra J. Saunders

"Barack Obama of 2007 would be right down here with me arguing against this drone strike program if he were in the Senate," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., declared in the course of his 13-hour Senate "talking filibuster," which delayed a confirmation vote for now-CIA chief John Brennan. ... more
It's not about drones Sun Mar 10

Paul Jacob

The masters of the drone strike got struck last week - by an unwanted question. ... more
Paul Sounds Alarm on Domestic Drone Strikes Fri Mar 8

Diana West

Republican Rand Paul took to the floor of the U.S. Senate this week to filibuster John Brennan's nomination to become head of the CIA. "I will speak as long as it takes," the junior senator from Kentucky said, "until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important, that your rights to trial by jury are precious, that no American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court." ... more
The Drone Debate: A Matter of Trust Fri Mar 8

Mark Davis

In conversations with those opposed to the notion of drone attacks against U.S. citizens, on or away from American soil, I ask a question as a consistency test: Is your opposition based on a blanket principle that no President should have such power, or is it a spurred by a mistrust of the current administration? ... more
If We've Lost Walter ... Fri Mar 8

Rich Galen

It didn't snow in DC on Wednesday so I spent the entire afternoon watching Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) filibustering the nomination of John Brennan to be the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. ... more
Rotten to the Core: The Feds' Invasive Student Tracking Database Fri Mar 8

Michelle Malkin

While many Americans worry about government drones in the sky spying on our private lives, Washington meddlers are already on the ground and in our schools gathering intimate data on children and families. ... more
Reassuring Words Fri Mar 8

Oliver North

In my New York Times best-seller "Heroes Proved," the president of the United States orders the execution of an American citizen in the United States by using precision munitions fired from a remotely piloted aircraft, or RPA -- incorrectly referred to by our media as a drone. ... more
Rand Paul Is Satisfied With Eric Holder's Slippery Answer - You Shouldn't Be Thu Mar 7

Kevin Glass
John McCain and Lindsey Graham Call Rand Paul Filibuster a "Political Stunt" Thu Mar 7

Katie Pavlich
Rand Paul is Filibustering John Brennan's Nomination - Here's Why Wed Mar 6

Kevin Glass
From Hollywood to Kansas, drones are flying under the radar Sun Mar 3

Reuters News
The President and his new Best Friend: The Drone Sat Feb 23

Heather Ginsberg
Rand Paul Plans Filibuster of John Brennan Over Drone Program Thu Feb 21

Kevin Glass
UAE signs $1.4 billion defense contracts, including drones Mon Feb 18

Reuters News
Starring in Drone Dynasty Mon Feb 18

Katie Kieffer

You are a reality star. You might think no one sees you in your fenced-in backyard grilling hamburgers in your boxer shorts. But government drones equipped with HD cameras are filming a new reality show starring you: “Drone Dynasty.” ... more
Due Process Delivered by Drones Wed Feb 13

Jacob Sullum

When President Obama approves a drone strike against someone he identifies as a terrorist, John Brennan explained at his confirmation hearing last week, the missile fired from that unmanned aircraft is delivering prevention, not punishment. ... more