https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2010/01/03/droning-on/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:25:35 -0400<![CDATA[The war that&#8217;s not supposed to exist keeps getting bigger. Noah Schachtman at Wired reports the Obama administration authorized significantly more targeted Predator attacks in 2009 than in George Bush&#8217;s last year. Significantly, many of these are east of the Durand line &#8212; inside Pakistan itself or in Yemen. Wired wrote, &#8220;the Obama administration launched more than 50 reported robotic strikes, killing several hundred people. Compare that to 2008, when there were just 36 drone attacks.&#8221;]]>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:37:35 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2010/01/03/droning-on-n189515