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Drone-Makers: Drones Don't Kill People, the People Ordering Them Do
At a recent conference on drones, manufacturers argue that drones don’t kill; the people ordering them around do.
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Obama Administration Helped Kill the Push for Transparency on Military Aid
Last year, legislators in the House drafted a bill that would require more transparency and evaluation of security and all foreign aid programs. But the Obama administration successfully pushed to have security assistance exempted from the bill’s requirements
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The White House Won't Release Its Inquiry into a Deadly Afghan Massacre
Last month, the White House told ProPublica it was still “looking into” the apparent massacre at the hands of U.S.-allied Afghan fighters in late 2001. Now it says it has concluded its investigation—but won’t make it public.
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Who Are We at War With? Well, That’s Classified
In a major national security speech this spring, President Obama said again and again that the U.S. is at war with “Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their associated forces.” So who exactly are those associated forces? It’s a secret.
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What Does the U.S. Pay for Accidentally Killing a Civilian in a Drone Strike?
The U.S. drone war remains cloaked in secrecy, and as a result, questions swirl around it. Who exactly can be targeted? When can a U.S. citizen be killed? Another, perhaps less frequently asked question: What happens when innocent civilians are killed in drone strikes?
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At Least 20 Prisoners Still Missing from CIA 'Black-Site' Prisons
The CIA says it is "out of the detention business," as John Brennan, Obama's pick to head the agency, recently put it. But the CIA's prisons left some unfinished business.
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Everything We Know So Far About Drone Strikes
The details of the U.S. campaign against militants in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia — a centerpiece of the Obama administration's national security approach — remain shrouded in secrecy. Here's a guide to what we know — and what we don't know.
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Cellphone Companies Are Ignoring the Rules of Natural Disaster
The carriers instead insist that emergency standards should be voluntary, an approach the Federal Communications Commission has gone along with.
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Does the Drone Program Really Exist?
Administration officials regularly celebrate the drone war’s apparent successes— often avoiding details or staying anonymous, but claiming tacit credit for the U.S. And when it comes to details of that process, the administration clams up.
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A Look at Obama's Other Secret National Security Policies
Inspired by The New York Times' exposé on Obama's "secret 'kill list,'" we collected some of the best pieces of watchdog journalism on Obama's national security policies.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Drones
Everyone is talking about drones. Domestically, their surveillance power is being hyped for everything from fighting crimeto monitoring hurricanes or spawning salmon. Meanwhile, concerns are cropping up about privacy, ethics and safety. ProPublica has rounded up some of the best coverage of drones to get you oriented.
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News Corp. Considered Using Its Editors as Lobbyists
Email messages released Tuesday indicate that News Corp. executives at least considered dispatching top editors of The Wall Street Journal Europe and The Times of London, both News Corp. holdings, to advocate the BSkyB deal.
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The Fracking Loopholes Being Peddled by Big Oil
One of the key controversies around fracking is the chemical makeup of the fluid that is pumped deep into the ground to break apart rock and release natural gas. Some companies have been reluctant to disclose what's in their fracking fluid.
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23 Other States Have 'Stand Your Ground' Laws, Too
Florida is not alone. Twenty-three other states now allow people to stand their ground. Most of these laws were passed after Florida's. (A few states never had a duty to retreat to begin with.)
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13 Reasons Goldman’s Quitting Exec May Have a Point
There have obviously been plenty of unflattering headlines about Goldman in the past few years. We decided to look at just one aspect of their record: SEC charges levied against Goldman and its employees over the past decade.
