Jacob G. Hornberger | It was clear that those extraordinary powers extended to Americans as well, both abroad and here at home.

thelibertybeacon.com | Justice Department “white paper” purporting to authorize Obama’s power to extrajudicially execute US citizens was leaked three weeks ago.

Aaron Dykes | Sec. Janet Napolitano issued veiled threats that attacks could result from sequestration.

alarabiya.net | Without drawing the attention of Western and regional powers.

salon.com | An excerpt in the Guardian from Victoria Brittain’s new book highlights the trauma of fighting extradition

dailymail.co.uk | Afghan police officers are set to take over security when Coalition forces withdraw.

ABC | Terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was in fact created, according to the BBC, to counter Iran’s Islamic Revolution in the 1980′s.

Mikael Thalen | Rep. David Taylor (R): “It’s a great day for freedom and liberty in Washington State.”

The Telegraph | List of tips for dodging drone attacks “found” in manila envelope in Mali.

Washington’s Blog | Everyone knew that Iraq didn’t have weapons of mass destruction.

NewsOn6.com | Oklahoma is in the running for one of six Department of Defense/FAA test sites for UAVs.

Charlotte Silver | The potent charge of terrorism has been used to systematically curtail justice

Daily Mail | “I have been in solitary confinement in the U.S. since February 8, 1995, with no end in sight…”

Infowars.com | What happens if 62% of Americans support a program that could very easily lead to another terrorist attack?

J. D. Heyes | These days, political historians are about the only ones who know who Daniel Ellsberg is.

SF Gate | After both attacks, Washington tried to paper over the role of organized terrorists.

Steve Breyman | Tweaks and adjustments worthy of Rube Goldberg.

Geoffrey Ingersoll | One can’t ignore the pattern of impotence and unintended consequences at the heart of the war on terror.

Laurence Vance | Thanks George W. Bush for giving us the No Child Left Behind Act that made this recruiting possible.

The Guardian | President Obama’s appeals to respect human life in the US are at odds with his backing for drone strikes in foreign parts.

USA Today | “The plan calls for withdrawing an initial 7,500 between now and May and leaves about 50,000 U.S. troops through this summer’s fighting season…”

Steve Watson | A match made in… hell.

Business Insider | Sadly, the image is likely to remain a reality for the foreseeable future.

EFF | The Federal Aviation Administration has finally released a new drone authorization list.

politico.com | Will offer a resolution next week commending President Barack Obama’s use of drones.

The Telegraph | White House spokesman Jay Carney recently stated drone strikes are “ethical.”

lewrockwell.com | Enemy soldiers who functioned as snipers were looked upon as particularly loathsome beings.

William N. Grigg | The insurgents who fought the American invasion were sub-human “savages” and “cowards,” according to Kyle.

rt.com | US senators have requested the legal justification for the killings of US citizens suspected of terrorism by the Obama administration.

Atlantic Wire | Drone attacks against American citizens are justified if targets are “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaeda or “an associated force.”

washingtonpost.com | Al-Qaeda has staged an unlikely but limited recovery over the past year through affiliates.

abcnews.go.com | Al-Qaeda linked al-shabab has opened a new Twitter account in English.

The Guardian | “JSoc operates with practically no accountability.”

Infowars.com | How long til this shooter is tied to Alex Jones and Infowars?

Washington Times | Al Qaeda threat posted to jihadist website threatens U.S. with “shocking” attacks.

Adan Salazar | “…was arrested without probable cause, falsely imprisoned and maliciously prosecuted…”

globalpost.com | Tales of unimaginable torture are still painfully real for Malians who endured extremist rule.

DailyMail.co.uk | Experts warned it raised nightmare of out-of-control robots waging war on humans.

Guardian.co.uk | Cyber-threats are the new pretext to justify expansion of power and profit for the public-private National Security State.

bbc.co.uk | Islamic Movement for Azawad said it was splitting from Ansar Dine, and “rejects all forms of extremism and terrorism”.

cnn.com | One of the most wanted men in Saudi Arabia has been killed.

washingtonpost.com | Clinton warned United States must not retreat from hazardous diplomatic posts overseas.

Jim Bovard | If Hillary Clinton cannot be indicted for “material support for terrorism,” then there is no justice.

Washington Post | Manual leaves open a major exemption for CIA’s drone strikes in Pakistan.

FoxNews.com | Algerian special forces stormed the gas plant and killed 11 militants.

VOA News | Congressional deadline set to produce scanner that captures less detailed images was not met.

ABC News | Panetta beats the war drum for an invasion of Africa, Syrian intervention.

businessinsider.com | Algeria has gone guns blazing into the oil field raided by Al-Qaeda militants yesterday.

foxnews.com | Somalia’s Al Qaeda-linked rebels said Wednesday that they will kill the French intelligence agent they hold hostage.

Michael German | Inside the FBI’s terror sting operations.