Missile defense, drones, and other instruments of the devil.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/1)
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Obama’s Biggest Compromise Yet?
Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech suggests the president is banking his legacy on “nation-building at home.” But with the United States waging an opaque and clandestine war in an ever-widening global battlefield, nation-building at home does not mean an end to nation-bombing abroad.
Obama Could Go it Alone, Bring All the Troops Home, and Stop the Killing
Focusing on the executive actions you can take without Congress is a great idea, Mr. President.
Administration Appoints Itself Judge and Jury on Death by Drone
What the administration means by “imminent threat” is open to debate.
Washington Post Keeps Administration’s Secret About Drone Base in Saudi Arabia
The U.S. drone base based in Saudi Arabia was used to kill Anwar al-Awlaki and his son.
Drones on Their Own at Home and Abroad
Drones are becoming simultaneously more fantastic and more ordinary at the same time.
Conn Hallinan’s 2012 “Are You Serious?” Awards
Each year Conn Hallinan’s blog Dispatches From the Edge awards news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of “Are you serious?” Here are 2012’s winners. Conn Hallinan at the Foreign Policy in Focus blog Focal Points.
U.S. Using Bad Info for Drone Strikes Like It Did for Detainees
One would think that, by this point in history, the military and intelligence agencies would be alert to manipulation by indigenous peoples.
Cost of War: An Interview with Tulsi Gabbard
FPIF contributor Jon Letman interviewed Tulsi Gabbard shortly before she won her congressional race in Hawaii’s second district. Gabbard, who will be the first Hindu to serve in the U.S. Congress, ran on winding down the U.S. role in Afghanistan ahead of schedule. But when it came to drones and the military spending, Letman didn’t throw a single softball.
Attacks on First Responders Transform Criminality of Drone Strikes to Sadism
The CIA remains as devoted to cruelty as ever.