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American militarys use of drones but never heard them raised by rand paul. he is a ridiculous sick paranoid messenger on this subject. >> i will speak until i can no longer speak. no no said the queen. everybody is alca cuaeda. no, we wont drop bombs on restaurants. >> nor notification is the buzzer on the drone seconds before you are killed. is that what we really want. gobbildy goop. >> the drone strike program is

Republican senator rand paul right now on the floor. the first old-fashioned senate filibuster since 2010. look at him. does he look tired to you? were in hour eight. he still has a voice. i think all hes had is a snickers bar for fortification today. all to stall john brennan from the cia. we were hoping he would have stopped by now because he was supposed to be our guest from capitol hill tonight. thats where he was supposed to be standing. see how lonely it is? senator paul, we hope youre goi...

>> i can be done anytime if i could just get a response from the administration or from the attorney general saying that they do not believe they have the authority to kill noncombatants in america. the reason it has to be answered is because our foreign drone strike program does kill noncombatants. they may argue theyre conspireing or may some day be combatants, but if thats the same standard youre going to use in the united states, its a far different country than i know about. >> "outfront" t...

Does he look tired to you? were at hour eight. he still has a voice. i think all hes had is a snicker bar. all to stall john brennan from the cia. we were hoping he would have stopped by now because he was supposed to be our guest from capitol hill tonight. thats where he was supposed to be standing. see how lonely it is? senator paul, we hope youre going to wrap this up soon. at the least, i would like to know how you went all day without using the restroom. sounds like senator paul is about to...

>> well, you know, i find it particularly disturbing. in fact, one of the things i actually admired about the president when he ran for office was that he believed that we should have warrants before we-- that we should have some due process, so he wants a warrant to tap your phone, but no judicial oversight to kill an american. and i think whats important about this, listen to what his response is. his response is, we havent killed any americans yet. we dont intend to, but we might. and thats p...

>> well, you know, i find it particularly disturbing. in fact, one of the things i actually admired about the president when he ran for office was that he believed that we should have warrants before we-- that we should have some due process, so he wants a warrant to tap your phone, but no judicial oversight to kill an american. and i think whats important about this, listen to what his response is. his response is, we havent killed any americans yet. we dont intend to, but we might. and thats p...

Say. bill: were still trying to figure out if the gunman knew one. women that was shot and killed. were working to get that information now. wtxf with a picture there and images from outside the courthouse. wilmington, delaware, breaking knew. martha: this has been a big issue over the course of the last week and there is growing unease over the presidents drone strike program as lawmakers on all sides are taking issue with a policy that critics say gives the president the power to target whoeve...

There have been more than 300 drone strikes in the last decade, killing thousands of al qaeda and taliban, but more than 300 civilians, as well. a world away in remote villages, you can hear them. like a distant muted chain saw. a dull but deadly roar. villagers describing it this way. the drones are all over my brain. i cant sleep. when theyre hovering over us, were all scared. a reality we seldom see says stanley mcchrystal, the retired general who once ran the militarys drone strike program. ...

In place, and we need congressional help to do that to make sure that not only am i reined in, but any president is reined in terms of some of the decisions were making. >> that was president obama back in october, addressing concerns over the nations drone strike program, part of the larger war on terrorism. despite the kind of campaign rhetoric, the obama administration has taken few steps to rein in the program intended to target terrorists. the president has insisted that drones have been us...

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