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Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.

The United States continues the constant pounding of the tribal region of North Waziristan in Pakistan.

On January 10, AFP reports that six “militants” allegedly working for al-Qaeda were killed in a drone strike.

This is the seventh drone strike this year in the area.

At a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) spoke out in defense of the Fourth Amendment and promised to continue to fight against FISA.

 

 

Questions have arisen regarding freshman Senator Ted Cruz's qualifications for president, specifically whether he is a natural-born citizen as required by Article II.

In the hearing on a motion to dismiss filed by PFC Bradley Manning's lawyers, Judge Denise Lind ruled that Manning was mistreated by the Army while in detention.

Representative Justin Amash (R-Mich.) voted against a nearly $10 billion aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Another day in Pakistan brings another day of skies torn by screaming Hellfire missiles launched from U.S. drones.

Early Sunday morning, a barrage of missiles obliterated villages in the tribal region of South Waziristan. Reports indicate that 10 “militants” were killed and five others were injured in the attack.

A headline in Wired magazine reports: “Obama’s New Year’s Resolution: More Drone Strikes.”

Just a week into the new year and the president is well on his way to keeping his resolution.

North Dakota State Representative Rick Becker knows a threat to liberty when he sees one. He will soon introduce legislation to limit law enforcement's use of drones in searches and seizures.

Saturday, 05 January 2013 12:45

Rapid Ramp-Up of U.S. Drone War in Yemen

With the advent of the new year, the United States is rapidly increasing the number of drone strikes in Yemen.

On Wednesday, January 2, 2013, President Barack Obama did what constitutionalists and civil libertarians knew he would do: He signed into law the renewal of his power to apprehend and detain Americans indefinitely on no more authority than his own suspicion of their complicity with enemies in the “War on Terror.”

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