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A Better Path for the U.S. in the Middle East? And the Green Shadow Cabinet
04/30/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: U.S. foreign policy, Iraq, Afghanistan, private contractors, terrorism, Taliban, David Rohde, drones, Social Security, Green Shadow Cabinet, Kevin Zeese
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up we'll speak with Pulitzer Prize winning reporter David Rohde about his new book BEYOND WAR: Reimagining American Influence in a New Middle East (Viking). Rhode has covered U.S. military involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and other parts of the Middle East and South Asia. He was held captive by the Taliban for seven months beginning in 2009.
Later we'll talk with Kevin Zeese who is the Attorney General in a new project-...
Be the first to commentYWCA Sponsoring Conference on Ending Racism; Conservatives Reversing Themselves on Support of Constitution?
04/25/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: fighting racsim, Lenice Emanuel, YWCA Tampa Bay, conservative reversal on U.S. Constitution, Rand paul, drones, due process
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll talk with Lenice Emanuel of the YWCA Tampa Bay about the upcoming Stand Against Racism event this Friday night at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg.
And later we’ll look at how conservatives are changing their tune on the Constitution.
This Friday night at Eckerd College the YWCA Tampa Bay will hold it’s Fifth Annual Stand Against Racism event. It’s part of the YWCA’s national effort to raise awareness tha...
Be the first to commentFormer Pentagon official defends U.S. use of drones listen
04/11/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Michael James Barton, Brian Moore, drones, Stetson University College of Law, war on terror, Pentagon
A former Pentagon official is defending the United States’ use of drones. During a lecture Thursday at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Michael James Barton blamed criticism of the unmanned aircraft on media that sensationalize perceived future threats associated with using new technology.
Be the first to comment“The Spartans were really, really upset that the Athenians used arrows because how dare they, we can’t even see the enemy, they’re coming from afar. You don’t face your enemy with courage...
Drone warfare: Rand Paul filibusters for nearly 13 hours
03/07/13 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: drones, Rand Paul, filibuster, Awake Tampa
Awake Tampa activist Michael Long came on the program to talk about his organization's fight for electoral reform in Tallahassee, and about Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's filibuster regarding the Obama administration's stance on drones and potentially targeting American citizens suspected of being terrorists.
Be the first to commentDrones over Florida? Part 3: proposed legislation doesn't regulate private use listen
02/26/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: FAA, drones, unmanned aircraft, Miami-Dade Police, privacy rights, Ted Poe, Zoe Lofgren, Preserving American Privacy Act
Bills proposed in the Florida Legislature and Congress would regulate drone use, but do little to address private use. Thomas Rambo started a private company in Gainesville called Altavian.
Be the first to comment“So that means natural resource management – we do a bunch of floating vegetation stuff down in the Everglades, infrastructure monitoring – so, levees, oil lines, pipelines, power lines, all that kind of stuff. The terminology we use is, dull, dirty and dangerous. So, things that are … or a little bi...
Drones over Florida? Part 2: federal legislation could limit law enforcement use listen
02/25/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: FAA, drones, unmanned aircraft, Miami-Dade Police, privacy rights, Orange County Sheriff, Polk County Sheriff, Ted Poe, Zoe Lofgren, Preserving American Privacy Act
As the Federal Aviation Authority prepares to open six test sites for unmanned aircraft, or drones, members of Congress are reintroducing legislation that would regulate their use. Last week, we brought you the first part of our series on drones focusing on proposed regulations in Florida. The federal legislation would provide privacy security in much the same way. The proposal is welcomed by anti-drone activists like Nick Mottern with the group Know Drones wh...
Be the first to commentDrones over Florida? Part 1: state legislators aim to protect privacy listen
02/21/13 Janelle Irwin & Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: FAA, drones, unmanned aircraft, Miami-Dade Police, privacy rights, Orange County Sheriff, Polk County Sheriff
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are already being used in Florida -- and more may be coming. Last week the Federal Aviation Authority announced it is looking for six places to test unmanned aircraft. And Florida could be on that list. So we decided to take an in-depth look at how drones are being used in Florida – and how they might be used in the future. In this first part of a series we examine how some Florida lawma...
Be the first to commentInnocents Killed In US Drone Strikes in Yemen?
02/11/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: drones, civilian casualties, Yemen, Robert Worth, anti-Al Quaeda cleric
Good morning,
Welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll talk with New York Times reporter Robert Worth who, along with two colleagues, wrote a story last week about the problems related to US drone strikes in Yemen.
We'll also discuss a FOX News claim that Germany is a better location for solar projects than the US. But first three listener comments about...
1 commentsSt. Pete conservative activist wants city to limit surveillance drones listen
02/08/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: David McKalip, drones, St. Pete, surveillance
A conservative St. Petersburg activist and blogger wants the city to ban the use of drones except in certain situations. David McKalip, a St. Pete neurosurgeon wants to limit the use of surveillance drones.
Be the first to commentPeace Activists Protest Military Drones
12/06/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: drone strikes, Pakistan, Yemen, drones
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up we'll talk with Kathleen Rumpf (KthleenRumpf@aol.com) and Ed Kinane (EdKinane@verizon.net) who have been among a group of anti-drone protestors outside Hancock Air National Guard base in upstate New York. Both have been arrested for peacefully protesting. Recently a judge has placed a restraining order on the activists from approaching the home, school or workplace of a commander at the base. If they violate the order they face ...
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