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How To Detect A Secret Nuclear Test

2015-07-03T17:39:33.171Z

"C'mon, America, it's time to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty" -- to get anti-nuclear inspectors on the ground, in places like North Korea

Our thanks are due to the CTBTO for helping keep the world safe by detecting secret nuclear tests. http://www.ctbto.org http://www.twitter.com/ctbto_alerts http://www.fa...

Can the President Strike an American Anywhere in the World?: Drone Memo Raises Troubling Questions About Imperial Presidency

2014-06-24T18:52:15.921Z

During a three month span in 2011, U.S. drones killed four American citizens overseas. For the past two-and-a-half years, the Obama administration has refused to release its legal rationale for killing American citizens overseas. That changed on Monday when a federal court released a heavily redacted 41-page memo. It concludes the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force gave the U.S. government the authority to target Anwar al-Awlaki, who the Obama administration claims had joined al-Qaeda. On Capitol Hill, Sen. Ron Wyden praised the release of the memo but said it raises many questions. Wyden asked, "How much evidence does the president need to determine that a particular American is a legitimate target for military action? Can the president strike an American anywhere in the world?" Questions also remain over when the United States can kill non-U.S. citizens. We speak to Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Security Project.

This video is an excerpt of the segment; full transcript available: http://www.democracynow.org/2014/6/24/can_the_president_strike_an_american

Folksinger Tom Neilson "These Colors Don't Run the World"

2013-12-11T19:16:46.221Z

Populist Dialogues features progressive populist folksinger Tom Neilson for a sampling of his music starting with "Corporations Are Human?" ...

Drone Survivors Speak at Congressional Briefing Called by Rep. Grayson

2013-11-01T17:08:49.863Z

Brave New Foundation and Rep. Alan Grayson's Congressional briefing on the drone crisis. Rafiq ur Rahman -- a primary school teacher in Pakistan -- appeared to give his testimony before Congress.

United Nations Officials Criticize U.S. Drone Wars in New Reports

2013-10-21T15:53:24.632Z

Pakistan has confirmed to a United Nations official that at least 400 civilians have been killed by drone strikes in the past decade, plus an additional 200 victims deemed "probable non-combatants." Ben Emmerson, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, said Pakistani officials acknowledged the number is likely an underestimate. Emmerson called on the United States to release data on civilians killed by drones, saying the CIA’s role in the drone wars in Yemen and Pakistan has "created an almost insurmountable obstacle to transparency." His report closely followed another one by Christof Heyns, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, who said the use of drones undermines international security.

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