(update 1 & 2) Ahead of a major speech on counterterrorism policies tomorrow, the administration of President Barack Obama has officially declassified information related to drone strikes against four American citizens and also acknowledged for the first time that they were killed by the United States. A letter sent to members of the Senate Judiciary [...]
Obama Admits 4 US Citizens Killed by Drones, Deaths of Those Not Targeted Left Unexplained |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday May 22, 2013 6:11 pm |
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Obama Adviser Robert Gibbs Blames Denver Teen’s ‘Terrorist’ Father for His Drone Death |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Tuesday October 23, 2012 6:37 pm |
Former press secretary and now Obama re-election campaign adviser Robert Gibbs was asked after the second presidential debate about Obama and how he would defend the “secret kill list” during the foreign policy debate: ROBERT GIBBS, Obama advisor: This president has taken the fight to Al Qaeda. LUKE RUDKOWSKI, We Are Change: Does that justify [...]
Denver Teen’s Death by Drone Remains Shrouded in Secrecy |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Monday October 15, 2012 1:06 pm |
A lawsuit brought by the teenager’s grandfather provides details. He was born in Denver, Colorado on August 26, 1995. The American teen grew up in the United States. In 2002, he moved to Yemen with his family. He was in his first year of high school in Sana’a, where he lived with his mother, siblings, [...]
