326 posts found for ‘Yemen drones’

Unbeknownst to most Americans, the U.S. has recently taken steps to transform a tiny, out-of-the-way outpost in the Djiboutian desert into a key hub for its secret drone war.

Drone assassination guidelines obtained by <em>The Intercept</em> may violate the Geneva Conventions.

The Central Intelligence Agency is under renewed legal pressure to release thousands of records pertaining to its international drone war.

A legal challenge alleges that German officials may be liable for murder, in part for allowing the U.S. to relay drone data from an airbase in Ramstein.

The Intercept has obtained a cache of secret documents detailing the inner workings of the U.S. military’s assassination program in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The documents, provided by a whistleblower, offer an unprecedented glimpse into Obama’s drone wars.

Support for human rights abuses and tyranny — not opposition to it — is a staple of U.S. foreign policy. Standing alone, how can anyone believe that the same government that lavishes the Saudi regime with support is waging war or using other forms of violence in order to stop human rights abuses?

Over the years, Savage has proved a tireless chronicler of the controversies over civil liberties and war powers under Obama.

The Saudi-led bombing campaign across Yemen is hitting civilians and adding to an already desperate humanitarian crisis.