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The Story of Jude Mohammad: Why Was a U.S. Citizen Secretly Killed by U.S. Drone in Pakistan? May 24, 2013
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday that admitted for the first time that the Obama administration has killed four U.S. citizens in drone strikes overseas. Today we learn more about one of them: Jude Kenan Mohammad. Until this week, the FBI had Mohammad listed on its Most Wanted website, even though he was secretly killed […]
As Guantánamo Hunger Strike Enters 107th Day, Diane Wilson begins 25th Day of Solidarity Fast May 24, 2013
We speak with CodePink co-founder Diane Wilson, who is on day 25 of a water-and-salt-only hunger strike in solidarity with Guantánamo prisoners. Earlier this month, she was arrested after chaining herself to the White House fence in a CodePink demonstration urging the president to close Guantánamo. We are also joined by Pardiss Kebriaei, senior staff attorne […]
"That Woman Is Worth Paying Attention To": Medea Benjamin Explains Why She Disrupted Obama's Speech May 24, 2013
Less than 24 hours after she interrupted President Obama's major speech on the future of the secret drone war and Guantánamo, CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin describes why she repeatedly interrupted Obama's address. Benjamin, the author of "Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control," criticized Obama for failing to explain why a U.S. dr […]
Medea Benjamin v. President Obama: CodePink Founder Disrupts Speech, Criticizing Drone, Gitmo Policy May 24, 2013
During President Obama's first major counterterrorism address of his second term, he said the United States cannot continue waging what he described as a boundless global war on terror. He also discussed his administration's efforts to close down the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay. He was repeatedly confronted by CodePink's Medea Benja […]
Headlines for May 24, 2013 May 24, 2013
Report: Obama Speech Appears to Expand Who Could Be Targeted by Drones, CodePink Founder Medea Benjamin Repeatedly Interrupts Obama Speech, U.S. Special Operations Command Prepares to Launch Eight Satellites, Holder OK'd Seizing Personal Emails from Fox News Reporter, Antiwar.com Website Sues FBI over Agency Monitoring, Boy Scouts Lift Ban on Gay Scouts […]
Mexican Priest Alejandro Solalinde on Central, South American Migrants' Perilous Journey to U.S. May 23, 2013
As Congress continues to shape an immigration reform bill that could provide a path to citizenship for some 11 million undocumented residents, we look at the overlooked plight of migrants from Central and South America who travel through Mexico en route to the United States. Many of them are fleeing violence and poverty in their countries only to face robber […]