Fri 1 Nov 2013
Congress Disgraces United States Fails To Show For Drone Hearing
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , Democracy , Globalization/EmpireNo Comments
Alan Grayson (D-FL) organized an historic hearing on US drone strikes. It was the first time that drone strike victims told their stories to U.S. elected officials at a hearing. The Rehman family traveled halfway around the world from Pakistan to tell the story of their families loss; the killing of the families grandmother. Only five members of Congress bothered to show up. (more…)