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    Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Influential Democrat urges Obama to release drone opinions

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> - President Obama should stop &ldquo;bobbing and weaving&rdquo; and let Congress and the public see the classified legal opinions that govern the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas, former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta&nbsp;says.
    WASHINGTON - President Obama should stop “bobbing and weaving” and let Congress and the public see the classified legal opinions that govern the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas, former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta ...

    Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Polls, George W. Bush, Ron Wyden

    2. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. A second opinion on drone strikes

    The idea that the federal courts should play some role in deciding whether the government may kill U.S. citizens abroad allied with Al Qaeda has suddenly gained traction in Washington. During confirmation hearings for John Brennan, President Obama's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chair of the Intelligence Committee, said she would be considering legislation to establish a court to "review the conduct" of U.S. drone strikes. Brennan himself, asked by Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) whether a court should scrutinize a decision to target a U.S. citizen for death, said the idea was "certainly worthy of discussion."
    The idea that the federal courts should play some role in deciding whether the government may kill U.S. citizens abroad allied with Al Qaeda has suddenly gained traction in Washington. During confirmation hearings for John Brennan, President Obama's...

    Tags: Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, Al-Qaeda, Justice System, Angus King

    3. Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Drone strikes: What's the law?

    In 2011, Anwar Awlaki, a U.S. citizen, was reportedly targeted and killed by our government in a drone attack. Ever since, a chorus of scholars, lawyers and civil and human rights activists has been asking about due process. Now we know they were right to be concerned. The Obama administration's lawyers have gotten it wrong.
    In 2011, Anwar Awlaki, a U.S. citizen, was reportedly targeted and killed by our government in a drone attack. Ever since, a chorus of scholars, lawyers and civil and human rights activists has been asking about due process. Now we know they were right to...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Justice System, Clarence Thomas, U.S. Military, Eric Holder

    4. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Letters: Data on drones

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-lewis-defending-drones-20130205%2C0%2C435765.story">Re "The case for drone strikes," Opinion, Feb. 5</a>
    Re "The case for drone strikes," Opinion, Feb. 5 Michael Lewis presents a distorted picture of the methodology and conclusions of a report I coauthored, "Living Under Drones: Death, Injury, and Trauma to Civilians from U.S. Drone Practices in Pakistan."...

    Tags: Pakistan, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Central Intelligence Agency, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

    5. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Should U.S. citizens in Al Qaeda be tried for treason?

    In my <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-drones-20130210,0,6759551.column">Sunday column</a>, I wrote that it&rsquo;s past time for the Obama administration to subject its nomination of suspected terrorists for the &ldquo;kill list&rdquo; -- secret death warrants, to put it bluntly -- to some form of independent review, at least when the targets are U.S. citizens.
    In my Sunday column, I wrote that it’s past time for the Obama administration to subject its nomination of suspected terrorists for the “kill list” -- secret death warrants, to put it bluntly -- to some form of independent review, at...

    Tags: Terrorism, Al-Qaeda, Justice System, Robert Gates, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

    6. Feb 10, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  6. McManus: The other drone question

    It has been 11 years since the United States began using missile-firing drones to attack Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. But only now are we beginning a full public debate on this new form of warfare, and it took the nomination of the Obama administration's drone czar, John Brennan, as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to force it.
    It has been 11 years since the United States began using missile-firing drones to attack Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. But only now are we beginning a full public debate on this new form of warfare, and it took the nomination of...

    Tags: Terrorism, Justice System, Yemen, Stanley A. McChrystal, National Government

    7. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Targeted killings: What are the limits?

    Thursday's confirmation hearings for John Brennan, President Obama's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, offer a rare opportunity for senators to press the architect of the administration's policy of targeted killings about its legal rationale and practical application. The urgency of such an inquiry was underlined by the release this week of a troubling Justice Department document suggesting that the administration asserts the authority to assassinate suspected terrorists, including U.S. citizens, even when they aren't planning an imminent attack &mdash; guidelines that could allow for a broad expansion of executive power to authorize such killings.
    Thursday's confirmation hearings for John Brennan, President Obama's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, offer a rare opportunity for senators to press the architect of the administration's policy of targeted killings about its legal...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Terrorism, Al-Qaeda, White House, Dianne Feinstein

    8. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive

  8. John Brennan's killer drones are new symbol of America in the world

    It is certainly not what he hoped or intended, but one of President Obama&rsquo;s biggest legacies in foreign affairs may prove to be the proliferation of drones as tools of war, assassination and terror.
    It is certainly not what he hoped or intended, but one of President Obama’s biggest legacies in foreign affairs may prove to be the proliferation of drones as tools of war, assassination and terror. Obama is not the first to use drones to strike...

    Tags: Statue of Liberty, Barack Obama, Terrorism, Al-Qaeda, George W. Bush

    9. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Let's lift the veil on rendition

    When John Brennan, the White House counter-terrorism advisor, appears Thursday at confirmation hearings to become the CIA's next director, Americans will have a rare opportunity to learn new details about the intelligence agency's secret rendition and detention program.
    When John Brennan, the White House counter-terrorism advisor, appears Thursday at confirmation hearings to become the CIA's next director, Americans will have a rare opportunity to learn new details about the intelligence agency's secret rendition and...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Macedonia, Italy, Terrorism, Egypt

    10. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Terrorism and the war at home

    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) waged a 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor this week in a futile effort to set clear limits on the administration's use of covert military force. Specifically, Paul wanted the administration to concede that it couldn't legally assassinate Americans on U.S. soil. The idea that a president would approve a drone strike on a citizen sitting at a cafe in Boston or San Francisco or Wichita seems far-fetched, but even the least paranoid among us can't help but be troubled by the administration's less-than-definitive assurances.
    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) waged a 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor this week in a futile effort to set clear limits on the administration's use of covert military force. Specifically, Paul wanted the administration to concede that it couldn't legally...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Terrorism, Assassinations, George W. Bush, White House

    11. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Hagel defends record, spars with critics in Senate hearing

    WASHINGTON -- Making his first public comments after his nomination to lead the Pentagon, former Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday he stood by his record but also urged senators to look beyond controversial votes and statements he has made, which critics have seized on.
    This post has been updated. See the note below for details.
    WASHINGTON -- Making his first public comments after his nomination to lead the Pentagon, former Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday he stood by his record but also urged senators to look beyond controversial votes and statements he has made, which critics...

    Tags: Terrorism, George W. Bush, Iran, James Inhofe, Carl Levin

    12. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Senate approves Brennan as CIA chief

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span>&nbsp;&mdash; The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, ending weeks of delay as lawmakers sought access to secret Obama administration documents about the targeted killing of militants overseas and the Sept. 11 attacks last year that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya.
    WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, ending weeks of delay as lawmakers sought access to secret Obama administration documents about the targeted killing of militants overseas...

    Tags: Terrorism, Al-Qaeda, Justice System, U.S. Senate, Police Investigations

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