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The “threats” discussed here are not military threats but rather threats to public opinion on drones. The government’s fear is that drones take on such a negative image in the public imagination that it’s not practical to use them in warfare – the public relations hit would outweigh the killing of the target. President Barack Obama has not been hesitant to use drones in Afghanistan and Pakistan

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Warner, a one-time Presidential aspirant, is a moderate Democrat from Virginia who made his fortune as an early investor in cell phone giant Nextel. Needless to say he is NOT a fan of arch-conservative Senator Ted Cruz

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As in when Ted Cruz talked for 21 STRAIGHT HOURS in a failed bid to defund Obamacare

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Edward Snowden leaked this page from an internal government Wikipedia-style site discussing the anti-drone “propaganda” in the international media and how to counteract it

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Code of Hammurabi is ancient “eye for an eye” manifesto tablet, i.e. hard. We didn’t even know having a white iPhone as a guy was soft

At least you can enjoy Take Care tho

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Antigua and Barbuda (Spanish for “ancient” and “bearded”) is an island nation between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Its population is 81,800, and the capital and largest city is St. John’s, on Antigua. John Ashe, president of the UN General Assembly, used to be Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the UN

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Dr. John William Ashe is the President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 68th session. He was previously the ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda, hence the reference to those countries below

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Ban Ki-moon has remained remarkably anonymous during his six years as Secretary-General – he’s been called among the worst secretaries general in U.N. history, a “powerless observer” and a “nowhere man.” His low profile is especially glaring in comparison to his predecessors Kofi Annan and Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

Boutros-Ghali talked to Ali G for chrisssakes!

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Wait a second, I seem to remember another guy who gets addressed as “Your Excellency”…

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#SAT Word Alert
“pacific” isn’t just an ocean. It also means “rejecting the use of force as an instrument of policy,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary

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