The drone as mythical beast

(Jun. 05, 2012)

In the days leading up to the NATO summit in Chicago, a video made the rounds in the backwoods of the Internet that purportedly depicts a drone flying over an outlying suburb. “That’s an odd little plane,” a voice is heard saying. The video is supposed evidence of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles—the same kind of remote-controlled devices that watch and attack U.S. enemies abroad—to observe the expected protests at the meeting of world … (Continue reading . . .)

Cyber war and cyber peace in Iran and beyond

(May. 23, 2012)

WASHINGTON;—The House Homeland Security Committee meets in a cavernous yellow room in the Cannon House Office Building. The members sit at one end of the narrow chamber, and, on the opposite wall, hangs a 19th century painting by Walter Lofthouse Dean. In pale blue, white and pink hues, the painting depicts several navy warships, with furled sails, at rest in the Boston Harbor. The title of the painting is Peace. When the portrait hung in … (Continue reading . . .)