Democracy Now! April 26, 2012

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Critics of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) warn that it will increase domestic surveillance and violate privacy rights. Targeted hacker Jacob Appelbaum talks about CISPA, surveillance, and the "militarization of cyberspace." The Obama administration challenges Arizona's notorious anti-immigrant law while overseeing unprecedented mass deportations. Plus headlines, and more.

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CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency is one of the principal intelligence-gathering agencies of the United States federal government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, with responsibility for providing national security intelli... Explore this topic

Predator drone

The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle built by General Atomics and used primarily by the United States Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency. Initially conceived in the early 1990s for reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator car... Explore this topic

Yemen

La República de Yemen es un país bicontinental situado en Oriente Próximo y en África. Su parte asiática está situada en el Mashreq, al sur de la península de Arabia, rodeado por el mar Arábigo, el golfo de Adén y el mar Rojo, en Asia. La isla de Socotra está en África. Compar... Explore this topic

United States

The United States of America, commonly called the United States or America, is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The lower forty-eight contiguous states and the federal district of Washington, D.C. are in central North America between Canada... Explore this topic

Terrorism in Yemen

In the War on Terrorism in Yemen, the US government describes Yemen as "an important partner in the global war on terrorism". Explore this topic

Air strike

An air strike is an attack on a specific objective by military aircraft during an offensive mission. Air strikes are commonly delivered from aircraft such as fighters, bombers, ground attack aircraft, and attack helicopters. The official definition includes all sorts of target... Explore this topic

Drone

An unmanned aerial vehicle, commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. Its flight is controlled either autonomously by computers in the vehicle, or under the remote control of a pilot on the ground or in another vehicle. There are a wide variety ... Explore this topic

Drone attacks in Pakistan

The United States government has made hundreds of attacks on targets in northwest Pakistan since 2004 using drones controlled by the American Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Division. These attacks are part of the United States' War on Terror campaign, seeking... Explore this topic

Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a sovereign country in South Asia. With a population exceeding 180 million people, it is the sixth most populous country in the world. Located at the crossroads of the strategically important regions of South Asia, Cent... Explore this topic

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is a United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion, aired by more than 1000 radio, television, satellite and cable TV networks in North America. The award-winning one hour War and Peace Report is host... Explore this topic

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Democracy Now! Introduction: Domestic Surveillance, Immigration Law, and More.

Democracy Now! Headlines: US Approves Expansive Drone Strikes in Yemen

CISPA Bill Will 'Increase Domestic Surveillance and Violate Privacy Rights'

Hacker Jacob Appelbaum on CISPA, Surveillance, and the 'Militarization of Cyberspace'

Obama Admin Challenges Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law While Overseeing Unprecedented Mass Deportations

Chapter 1: Democracy Now! Introduction: Domestic Surveillance, Immigration Law, and More.

Chapter 2: Democracy Now! Headlines: US Approves Expansive Drone Strikes in Yemen

Chapter 3: CISPA Bill Will 'Increase Domestic Surveillance and Violate Privacy Rights'

Chapter 4: Hacker Jacob Appelbaum on CISPA, Surveillance, and the 'Militarization of Cyberspace'

Chapter 5: Obama Admin Challenges Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law While Overseeing Unprecedented Mass Deportations

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