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Unless the military drastically increases its recruiting efforts, with the defense cuts a huge improbability, there is likely to be an increasing number of civilians, working for profitable corporations, helping make decisions on when to fire U.S. weapons.

http://read.bi/uHjpHt



Ron Paul slams Barack Obama on drone strikes

Ron Paul accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of offering suspected terrorists fewer legal protections than Nazi war criminals were given.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70958.html



Tensions Rising Over Drone Secrecy

Tensions are quietly increasing between the White House and some congressional leaders over access to sensitive information about the government s use of drones in Pakistan and Yemen, officials said.

http://on.wsj.com/vTf8qP



Killing Kids is So American

By Dave Lindorff

According to news reports, 15-year-old eighth-grader Jaime Gonzalez, who was shot and killed yesterday by police in his middle school in Brownsville, TX, was hit at least two times: in the chest and once 'from the back of the head.'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30165.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Unaccountable Killing Machines: The True Cost of U.S. Drones
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/12/unaccountable-killing-machines-the-true-cost-of-us-drones/250661/


Informant: Kev Hall



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