Monday, June 13, 2016

Thousands Protest at U.S. Air Force Base in Germany Against Drones

From: 

BERLIN — Several thousand demonstrators formed a human chain along the perimeter of a U.S. Air Force Base in southwest Germany on Saturday in protest against drone operations by the United States. 

The demonstration was organized by the alliance "Stop Ramstein - No Drone War", which says the Ramstein base transmits information between operators in the United States and unmanned drone aircraft in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Syria.

Image: Peace activists protest in front of the entrance of the U.S. Air Force Base in Germany

Peace activists form a human chain during a protest in front of the entrance of the U.S. Air Force Base in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, on June 11, 2016. OLIVER DIETZE / EPA
Police estimated 3-4,000 people had formed the chain close to the base, which serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Organizers spoke of 5-7,000 people. No comment was available on Saturday from officials at Ramstein. MORE

Sunday, June 12, 2016

FBI criminal investigation emails: Clinton approved CIA drone assassinations with her cellphone, report says

From:  Salon

WSJ: FBI is investigating Hillary's classified emails on State Dept. approval of CIA drone killings in Pakistan 




FBI criminal investigation emails: Clinton
                  approved CIA drone assassinations with her cellphone,
                  report says 
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton checks her phone in October 18, 2011 (Credit: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque) 
 
The FBI has been conducting a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information for months.
 
An explosive new report reveals just what it is that the FBI is looking to: emails in which then-Secretary of State Clinton approved CIA drone assassinations in Pakistan with her cellphone.

From 2011 on, the State Department had a secret arrangement with the CIA, giving it a degree of say over whether or not a drone killing would take place. The U.S. drone program has killed hundreds of civilians in Pakistan and other countries.  MORE