Susanne Posel
Attorney General Eric Holder has further clarified his comments to Senator Rand Paul in the letter he wrote a few days ago. When Holder spoke about the “extraordinary circumstances” in which President Obama could authorize “lethal force” be used on Americans in the US, he meant that Obama was empowered by the “2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists” (AUMF) to assign military to patrol American streets as a matter of routine. AUMF was a collaboration of the Congress and the US Armed Forces to battle against the attacks on 9/11. According to the text, the AUMF empowers the president when “acts render it both necessary and appropriate that the United States exercise citeste si comenteaza …

Susanne Posel
In September, according to a poll taken by mainstream media, a third of Americans are highly concerned about the increasing use of drones by local law enforcement and governmental agencies. As Congress pressures the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow for domestic routes for aerial drones by 2015, there is growing support from corporate entities that claim unmanned aircraft will enable them to secure profits and monitor otherwise difficult locations. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International(AUVSI) are the “leading global organization representing the views of the unmanned systems and robotics community.” citeste si comenteaza …