Author Archives: Justin Ortiz

Can the President Legally Order a Drone Strike in the U.S.?

BY T.J. GREEN — A recent letter by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder provides new information about the legal reasoning behind the President’s authority to use drones as a weapon within the U.S. According to Holder, the Obama administration believes it could technically use military force to kill a U.S. citizen located on American soil […]

North Korean Propaganda Video “Threatens” Attack on U.S. Capital

BY MARK DeSANTO — North Korea has posted a new propaganda video (available, here) to its YouTube channel contained in its government website, Uriminzokkiri. The video features images of a fictitious missile attack on the U.S. government buildings in Washington, D.C., including the Capitol Building and the White House. It depicts a “montage of clips […]