clear that this is a vast extension extension of government authority allowing government to detain us citizens or use the military to detain us citizens strip them of due process hold them in military facilities indefinitely that is just not in the. and i think that we're seeing and we just saw the release. of a memo sixteen page white paper on drone attacks which looks like it was written by a first year law student i mean it you know i can't stand john yoo a bit at least he could write a coherent legal brief for the bush administration justifying torture is wrong of course but. the amateur nish of this you know it's an amateur effort and i think what we're seeing in this case in this memo is an attempt by the obama administration to justify activities that they've already carried out which include the assassination of american citizens the yemeni cleric anwar a walkie his sixteen year old son two weeks later it was not on anybody's terrorism list and i think there's strong. i have a strong suspicion the lawyers have a strong suspicion that they already using section ten twenty one of the n d

clear that this is a vast extend extension of government authority allowing government to detain us citizens or use the military to detain us citizens strip them of due process hold them in military facilities indefinitely that is just not in the. and i think that we're seeing and we just saw the release. of a memo sixteen page white paper on drone attacks which looks like it was written by a first year law student i mean it you know i can't stand john yoo a bit at least he could write a coherent legal brief for the bush administration justifying torture is wrong of course but. the amateur nish of this you know it's a mature effort and i think what we're seeing in this case in this memo is an attempt by the obama administration to justify activities that they've already carried out which include the assassination of american citizens the yemeni cleric anwar a walkie his sixteen year old son two weeks later it was not on anybody's terrorism list and i think there's strong. i have a strong suspicion the lawyers have a strong suspicion that they already using section ten twenty one of the n d a

clear that this is a vast extend extension of government authority allowing government to detain us citizens or use the military to detain us citizens strip them of due process hold them in military facilities indefinitely that is just not in the. and i think that we're seeing and we just saw the release. of a memo sixteen page white paper on drone attacks which looks like it was written by a first year law student i mean it you know i can't stand john yoo a bit at least he could write a coherent legal brief for the bush administration justifying torture is wrong of course but. the amateur nish of this you know it's an amateur effort and i think what we're seeing in this case in this memo is an attempt by the obama administration to justify activities that they've already carried out which include the assassination of american citizens the yemeni cleric anwar a walkie his sixteen year old son two weeks later it was not on anybody's terrorism list and i think there's strong. i have a strong suspicion the lawyers have a strong suspicion that they already using section ten twenty one of the n d

the british government is considering using so-called black boxes to monitor private citizens internet use they say it's in the interests of safety the movement has been criticized as a pointless invasion of privacy m.r. carney the deputy director of the big brother watch organization says the new measures would do nothing to catch people who pose a true security threat. the u.k. government seems to think that it's necessary to monitor the communications of every person in great britain rather than actually looking for the people who are actually committing crimes they're going to drive those people further and further underground of the internet and they're only going to capture. the innocent and the incompetent as far as i'm concerned not by any means saying that communications data isn't important but when you have the director general of m i five talking about the evidence that was used to make their spill and calling it pretty horrific assumptions that we've been made that the m i five obviously going to need this information and will react to this information if they're saying th

so-called targeted killings aeration the rights activists kind of use of drones against suspected terrorists of american and foreign citizens is unlawful needs to a high number of civilian casualties of the chairman or the protesters to be removed or make us question brennan on torture and cia shortcomings seemed reluctant to challenge him on his answers scholar and author colin campbell says that given brennan's views his confirmation could set a troubling precedent. this is a complete our constitutional rights according to grant. and equal protection of the law and here within ministration is doing here is they're usurping the right denying it to the american citizens and saying that we can be just jury and executioner we can go back to the role without them in their court we can say they are yours and we can go there and the dangerous is when you look at ministrations we can determine who are the jurors did that mean go in the room or in any americans without any drugs without any problem and that is a very dangerous precedent john brennan is now up for a closed door hearing to iron out sensitive technicalities of the de

government looks to expand its own citizens internet activity and mobile phone use saying the step could be crucial for national security that and more stay with us. the we. the little was thank. the government no longer represents. the people. the way our. welcome back all this week saw days of strikes in spain as tens of thousands of teachers and students voiced their anger over education cuts but the government seems unmoved by the crowd says it's committed to belt tightening measures that it struggles to dig the country out of its debt hole that a message from the people of spain was echoed on the streets of ireland where thousands united in a massive show of anger against severe austerity measures tough cuts were implemented to please ireland's creditors it's been relying on a joint international monetary fund loans since twenty. and then great crowds have been spoiling the mood of e.u. leaders as they celebrate a historic budget deal cutting the block spending for the first time ever it was sealed after hours of debates and bickering over the deal left the european parliament on im

he was a us citizen. he was born in colorado. he went to yemen with his family in 2002. as a u.s. tizen, we all have a right not to be summarily killed by our government without a trial. that's the legal just -- >> maybe not a trial, without some process. >> without due process. without some process, whatever process is due to us. >> correct. >> but certainly not in an extra-judicial killing by a drone. >> under international law,there is no legal justification for targeting people without any meaningful oversight or articulable reason. there are rules that have been established in terms of the law of war and otherwise that keep governments from just dropping bombs randomly on other folks in different countries at which it is not at war. and then the second piece is the piece that vicki brings up, which is the constitutional issue, that we certainly cannot and should not live in a country where the u.s. is targeting its own citizens for killing without any due process at all. so we've moved from the bush administration, where we started out with detention in guantanamo without char

so-called targeted killings aeration the rights activists claimed use of drones against suspected terrorists of american and foreign citizens is unlawful leads to a high number of civilian casualties of the chairman or the protesters to be removed or make us question brennan on torture and cia shortcomings seemed reluctant to challenge him on his own since scholar and author colin campbell says that given britain's views his confirmation could set a troubling precedent. this is a complete denial our constitutional rights are who are doing due process. and equal protection of the law and here with the administration is doing here is they're usurping the. united to the american citizens and saying that we can be jury and executioner we can show american citizens abroad without them having their court we can say they are yours and we can go there and the dangerous is when you look at ministrations we can determine who the jurors and that means go in the room or any american without any drugs without any problem and that is a very dangerous precedent but john brennan is now up for a closed door hearing to iron out sensitive tec

you can government looks to expand that sudden access to citizens internet activity and mobile phone use in your state could be crucial for national security and more after a short break. it's technology innovation all the moves developments from around russia we've got the future of covered. government no longer represents the people or the people who are going to take the term. we. believe that you feel the need to leave. the way our economic system. is not democratic. liz. please. welcome back now this week saw days of strikes in spain as tens of thousands of teachers and students are voiced their anger of education cuts the government seems unmoved by the crowds and says it's committed to belt tightening measures as it struggles to dig the country out of its debt hole a message from the people of spain was echoed on the streets aren't. thousands united in a massive show of anger against severe austerity measures and tough cuts were implemented to please our ins creditors it's been relying on a joint e.u. international monetary fund since twenty ten. and very angry crowds have been sp

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can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a us citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed the spite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. has said to expand its remote can. warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war. he made the case that the war powers act because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war counts the new opportunities for the us to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason the targeted strikes can be a wise choice to teach it consequenc

us here. in moscow where the u.s. government is stepping up efforts to spy on citizens the new defense software able to predict people's future behavior and locations however with the program only using data that is submitted voluntarily via social networks the authorities ultimately emerge unscathed when it comes to claims of privacy violations. and investigates. those of you who are using social networks will find this interesting the world's fifth largest defense contractor raytheon a multinational firm based in massachusetts came up with a software that can map out your life and be able to predict your moves your behavior based on the formation that you provide on websites like facebook twitter or foursquare the guardian has obtained a video. where a raytheon staffer explains and shows how it works the program it's called it someone already branded it for spice just a few clicks and it creates diagrams charts maps showing who you've communicated with most online your associations and relationships places where you check in most you know over twenty five million people use this app called foursquare to alert friends

drones and the new developments coming out of the justice department detailing the use of drones in the attacks of u.s. citizens abroad we also know that drone use within u.s. borders is increasing dramatically and it's not just the military using them the map you are looking at here is made from data released from the federal aviation administration after a freedom of information request was sent out by the electronic frontier foundation it shows locations of eighty one public entities that have applied for f.a.a. drone authorizations and includes organizations such as law enforcement agencies sheriff's departments colleges and even one indian travel agency so obviously drones are becoming more prevalent but on the same day that the obama administration released the drone memo that has stirred up so much conversation a small virginia city charlottesville that is passed a resolution banning the use of drones against its forty three thousand residents for two years the resolution which was brought on by peace activist david swanson called on the state of virginia and the entire country to follow its example the

can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a us citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed to spite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. has said to expand its. remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not working john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war how it's the new opportunities for the us to wage wars without risking american lives there is another reason a targeted

us here. in moscow where the u.s. government is stepping up efforts to spy on citizens the new defense software able to predict people's future behavior and locations however with the program only using data that is submitted voluntarily via social networks the authorities ultimately emerge unscathed when it comes to claims of privacy violations he's going to you can investigates. those of you who are using social networks will find this interesting the world's fifth largest defense contractor raytheon a multinational firm based in massachusetts came up with a software that can map out your life and be able to predict your moves your behavior based on the information that you provide on websites like facebook twitter or foursquare the guardian has obtained a video. where a raytheon staffer explains and shows how it works the program it's called it someone already branded it for spice it's just a few clicks and it creates diagrams charts maps showing who you've communicated with most online your associations and relationships places where you check in most you know over twenty five million people use this app called fou

communicating and with whom inside this country so that your entire social network of everybody of every us citizen was being compiled. over time so they're taking it from one company alone or roughly three hundred twenty million records a day that's over time that that's probably cumulated up to close to twenty trillion over the years mr binney blew the whistle on this n.s.a. program saying it is a blatant violation of the constitution but with this riot software one can argue that they can see information that individuals have already chosen to make public they put it out there and most people know that privacy safeguards that for example facebook provides don't hold water really and yet people trust to share so if you don't want someone to be able to map out your entire life and to be able to potentially predict your behavior stop checking in everywhere and turn off location services on your phone or maybe you don't want that in that case no worries. base really government has been forced to admit about the death of a man in custody dubbed prison ags who was linked to the country's secret servic

communicating and with whom inside this country so that your entire social network of everybody of every us citizen was being compiled. over time so they're taking it from one company alone or roughly three hundred twenty million records a day that's over time that that's probably cumulated up to close to twenty trillion over the years mr binney blew the whistle on this n.s.a. program saying it is a blatant violation of the constitution but with this riot software one can argue that they can see information that individuals have already chosen to make public they put it out there and most people know that privacy safeguards that for example facebook provides don't hold water really and yet people choose to share so if you don't want someone to be able to map out your entire life and to be able to potentially predict your behavior stop checking in everywhere and turn off location services on your phone or maybe you don't want that in that case no worries. these are really government has been forced to admit about the death of a man in custody dubbed prisoner x. who was linked to the country's secret

show quite a bit and national defense authorization act or and da as you may know under this law us citizens are subject to indefinite detention in a military prison without charge and without due process now a group of journalists activists and attorneys have challenge this law under the law suit hedges v obama but it's been an uphill battle so to talk about the latest updates on the n.d.a. case and the chilling effect of this law i'm joined by journalists and plaintiffs in the case alexa o'brien alexa hi how are you it's always good to see you good to see it too so i want to start by talking about the latest updates in the case can you tell us i know that there was an appeal to judge katherine for a ruling is this case going to supreme court or are we not going to see this move forward. well it's in the second circuit right now. recently the supreme court justices denied an application to vacate the second circuit stay that the department of justice requested and the second circuit approved while they're considering the department of justice's appeal in our case but that's separate and aut

show quite a bit and national defense authorization act or and da as you may know under this law us citizens are subject to indefinite detention in a military prison without charge and without due process now a group of journalists activists and attorneys have challenged this law under the lawsuit hedges v obama but it's been an uphill battle so to talk about the latest updates on the n.d.a. case and the chilling effect of this law i'm joined by journalists and plaintiffs in the case alexa o'brien alexa hi how are you it's always good to see you good to see it too so i want to start by talking about the latest updates in the case can you tell us i know that there was an appeal to judge katherine for a ruling is this case going to supreme court or are we not going to see this move forward. well it's in the second circuit right now. recently the supreme court justices denied an application to vacate the second circuit stay that the department of justice requested and the second circuit approved while they're considering the department of justice's appeal in our case but that's separate and aut