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Republican lawmakers worry government will abuse use of drones - The Hill's Floor Action

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/other/232847-gop-lawmakers-worry-government-will-abuse-use-of-drones Congress must check the government's authority to use surveillance drones on U.S. citizens before the government starts abusing the new technology, say two lawmakers spearheading legislation in the House and Senate.

William Pfaff: Drone Warfare Foretells an Ever-Expanding and Illegal War

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/drone_warfare_foretells_an_ever-expanding_and_illegal_war_20120612/ Drone Warfare Foretells an Ever-Expanding and Illegal War Posted on Jun 12, 2012
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DigitalGlobe Surveillance Spy Espionage

http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/11037-home-of-the-drones-americas-remote-wars-out-of-control.html Remotely Piloted War: How Drone War Became The American Way of Life I n the American mind, if Apple made weapons, they would undoubtedly be drones, those remotely piloted planes getting such great press here.

Home of the Drones: America's Remote Wars out of Control

http://tribune.com.pk/story/385172/drone-strike-kills-five-militants-in-pakistan-officials/ The first attack took place in the Esokhe­l sub-divisi­on of Mir Ali and the second in Khusha­li, killin­g eight in total.

North Waziristan Agency: Eight militants killed in drone attacks

http://news.discovery.com/tech/pollution-sniffing-robotic-fish-to-the-rescue-120523.htm#mkcpgn=emnws1 Look over there, swimming through the waves.

Pollution-Sniffing Robotic Fish to the Rescue

http://rt.com/usa/us-vanguard-drone-foreign-747/ Published time: May 07, 2012 20:45 Edited time: May 08, 2012 00:45

US selling combat drones to undisclosed countries

The United States is weighing changes in policy that would lift some of the secretary enveloping its use of drone strikes, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

US rethinking its secrecy policies on use of drones

http://www.stripes.com/news/us-rethinking-its-secrecy-policies-on-use-of-drones-1.177525
Youth 's drone movie creating international buzz possibly prompting Obama administration to reconsider its weapon of choice 'secrets' As the Obama administration considers changing its policy of secrecy enshrouding its controversial drone attack campaign , a regular part of U.S. global counterterrorism operations human rights defenders agree is among greatest of all abuses , a young Pakistani filmmaker of the award-winning movie creating a buzz about drones , The Other Side, has been denied entry into the United States to receive his prestigious award at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth in Seattle. http://www.examiner.com/article/pakistani-award-winning-drone-filmmaker-denied-right-to-enter-u-s

Pakistani award-winning drone filmmaker denied right to enter U.S. - National Human Rights

US relents and grants visa to lawyer for CIA drone strike victims in Pakistan | World news

Shahzad Akbar told the Guardian: 'They weren't being really smart because it gave me more importance and more of an audience.' Photograph: Mian Kursheed/Reuters The US government has granted a visa to a lawyer representing civilian victims of drone strikes in Pakistan who is due to speak at a Washington conference this weekend, following months of pressure by activists and lawyers.
Medea Benjamin is a petite woman with enormous courage and energy. She co-founded the California-based human rights organization Global Exchange and the women's peace group Code Pink.

On drones and divestment

US drone strike kills 10 in Pakistan A U.S. drone attack has killed at least 10 people in a Pakistani tribal district along the Afghan border early on Saturday, security officials said.

US drone strike kills 10 in Pakistan

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