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Posts tagged with "Assassination"

Terminator Planet: How America Became an Empire of Drones

Drone Killings, Cyber Attacks, War on Whistleblowers: Does Obama Think He Is Above the Law?

The United States rains Hellfire missiles down on its enemies, with the president alone sitting in judgment of who will live and who will die by his hand.

Jun 4

Your Future Be Full of Robot Assassins and Spy Aircraft

Washington has ensured that drones will proliferate everywhere on what, for all of us, will turn out to be the worst possible terms.  Assassination was once a complex, secret, shameful, difficult to arrange, and relatively rare act of state.  Now, it’s as normal, easy, and — amazingly enough — almost as open as sending a diplomat to another country.