The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
March 6, 2013

Rand Paul: Obama Admin Response on Drones "More Than Frightening" 
------------------------------------------------------------------


 
The Justice Department meanwhile has responded to requests from
Republican Sen. Rand Paul on whether the government’s drone program
can target Americans on U.S. soil. In a letter to Paul, Attorney General
Eric Holder said such a strike would only be possible in a
"extraordinary circumstance," like an attack on the scale of Pearl
Harbor or 9/11. In response, Paul called Holder's refusal to rule out
domestic drone strikes "more than frightening." Paul says he intends to
sponsor legislation barring drone attacks in the United States, and will
try to filibuster John Brennan's CIA nomination when it comes up for a
vote.

 

.