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Senior administration official: Holder’s letter to Rand Paul implies no change to our drone policy

Allahpundit — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:21:50 +0000

Filibustering.

An important footnote to the filibuster heard ’round the world. At first blush, this seems mundane: Paul’s interest was in limiting drone strikes on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil, not overseas where all of the actual drone warfare (so far) is conducted, so of course it hasn’t changed current drone policy. But what about future [...]

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Eric Holder: Yes, in extraordinary circumstances, the president can order Americans killed on American soil

Allahpundit — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:41:06 +0000

What could go wrong?

Quite a headline, huh? But I think this says more about Holder’s political skills, or lack thereof, than about the White House instituting any egregious new policy. Remember when Rand Paul said he’d demand an answer from John Brennan on whether the president can kill Americans on American soil? Brennan finally got back to him [...]

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Obama: The rules for drone strikes are different here in the U.S. than they are overseas

Allahpundit — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:01:39 +0000

“There has never been a drone used on an American citizen, on American soil."

A nice catch by the Examiner’s Charlie Spiering, especially after Rand Paul threatened to block Brennan unless/until he provides a straight answer on whether drones can be used against U.S. citizens here in the United States. This doesn’t quite qualify as a straight answer but it’s the closest we’ve come yet: “The rules outside of [...]

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Quotes of the day

Allahpundit — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:31:33 +0000

Terror.

The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq compelled the United States to boost the speed and accuracy with which it targets terrorists. But it was not until the Obama administration that U.S. technology and intelligence caught up with the need to take down terrorist networks rather than just individual [...]

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Quotes of the day

Allahpundit — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:21:54 +0000

Authority.

A proposal to give federal judges a direct role in the nation’s drone campaign gained new momentum this week with a signal from senior lawmakers that they intend to consider creating a special court to oversee the selection of targets for lethal strikes. But the idea, cited by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), among others, as [...]

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Quotes of the day

Allahpundit — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:31:08 +0000

Due process.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday that the Obama administration will not be releasing any more information about the controversial use of drones to kill American citizens. Carney’s remarks, via the White House’s transcript of the off-camera press gaggle: “This is not an open-ended process. This is a specific and unique accommodation [...]

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