World-News

http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/02/05

The Imaginary World of the ''War Against al-Qaeda''
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/02/07-9

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Memo Cites Legal Basis for Killing US Citizens in Al-Qaeda

Charlie Savage and Scott Shane, The New York Times News Service: A 16-page document released by the Obama administration on Monday asserts that it is lawful to kill a US citizen if they are a ranking figure in al-Qaeda.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/14367-memo-cites-legal-basis-for-killing-us-citizens-in-al-qaeda



Drones: The Ultimate Stalkers

Thom Hartmann, The Daily Take: ''Let s all work for solid legislative restrictions on police use of these drones so that they help legitimate police work while respecting the Fourth Amendment privacy rights of us all.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14363-drones-%E2%80%93-the-ultimate-stalkers

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American exceptionalism

Poll: It's Illegal to Target Americans: Ok To Kill Foreigners

By FDU MindPoll

By a two-to-one margin (48%-24%) of American voters say they think it is illegal for the U.S. government to kill its own citizens. By a wide six-to-one margin (75%-13%) voters approve of the U.S. military using drones to carry out attacks abroad ''on people and targets deemed a threat to the U.S.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33865.htm



Tribalism And Agreed-Upon Lies

By John Scales Avery

It seems to be a part of human nature to behave with great kindness towards members of our own group. By contrast we often exhibit terrible aggression towards other groups that are perceived to be competing with or threatening our own.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33879.htm



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