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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. A new response in the war on terror

    Better late than never, President Obama has moved to establish more rigorous standards for the targeted killings of Americans and foreigners alike away from a battlefield. The need for what he called "strong oversight of all lethal action" was one theme of the president's address Thursday at National Defense University. Another, equally overdue, was his renewed determination to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay and expedite the repatriation of dozens of inmates who have languished there despite being cleared for release.
    Better late than never, President Obama has moved to establish more rigorous standards for the targeted killings of Americans and foreigners alike away from a battlefield. The need for what he called "strong oversight of all lethal action" was one theme...

    Tags: Pakistan, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Obama puts restrictions on drone program

    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly reduce U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere.
    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Pakistan, Central Intelligence Agency, Murder, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs

    3. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama administration says fourth American was killed by U.S. drone

    WASHINGTON – A day before President Obama is set to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that it had killed four U.S. citizens – one more than previously known – with drone missile strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
    WASHINGTON – A day before President Obama is set to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that it had killed four U.S. citizens – one more than previously known – with...

    Tags: Pakistan, Barack Obama, Queens (New York City), Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Obama restricts drone strikes overseas

    <span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span></span> -- Under pressure from Congress and international allies, President Obama announced a change in what has been a central piece of his counter-terrorism strategy, saying he will place new restrictions on the targeting of terrorists with missiles fired from drones.
    WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from Congress and international allies, President Obama announced a change in what has been a central piece of his counter-terrorism strategy, saying he will place new restrictions on the targeting of terrorists with...

    Tags: Pakistan, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress

    5. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed

    WASHINGTON &mdash; As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens &mdash; one more than previously known &mdash; in drone missile strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
    WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...

    Tags: Pakistan, University of Oxford, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Al-Qaeda

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere

    WASHINGTON &mdash; A senior Pentagon official told a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. would be at war with Al Qaeda for 15 to 20 more years and said the military could target terrorists anywhere under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
    WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official told a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. would be at war with Al Qaeda for 15 to 20 more years and said the military could target terrorists anywhere under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist...

    Tags: Pakistan, Angus King, Lawyers, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans

    A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than three years ago.
    A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Religion and Belief, Prisons, Prisoners and Detainees

    8. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Counter-terrorism leak compromised an informant, sources say

    WASHINGTON -- The unauthorized disclosure of a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials.
    WASHINGTON -- The unauthorized disclosure of a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....

    Tags: Bombings, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda, Emergency Incidents

    9. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Leak ended informant's rare opportunity, U.S. officials say

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials.
    WASHINGTON — Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....

    Tags: Pakistan, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Saudi Arabia, Al-Qaeda

    10. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Bringing drones out of the shadows

    The use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists, a practice that has dramatically escalated during the Obama administration, is receiving fresh and welcome scrutiny in Congress and elsewhere even as the number of drone strikes seems to be on the decline. Last week, Rep. William M. "Mac" Thornberry (R-Texas), the chairman of a House armed services subcommittee, introduced legislation to require the Pentagon to promptly inform Congress about every drone strike outside Afghanistan as well as about operations to kill or capture terrorists away from declared war zones.
    The use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists, a practice that has dramatically escalated during the Obama administration, is receiving fresh and welcome scrutiny in Congress and elsewhere even as the number of drone strikes seems to be on the...

    Tags: Pakistan, University of Oxford, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Murder

    11. May 4, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. McManus: Obama's Gitmo woes

    President Obama sounded genuinely outraged last week when he talked about the Kafkaesque situation at the Guantanamo prison camp, where the United States has been holding 166 men without trial for terms that are, at this point, officially endless.
    President Obama sounded genuinely outraged last week when he talked about the Kafkaesque situation at the Guantanamo prison camp, where the United States has been holding 166 men without trial for terms that are, at this point, officially endless. "It's...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, David Petraeus, Al-Qaeda, Prisons

    12. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. 'The Way of the Knife' exposes America's shadow wars

    In October 2002, Barack Obama, then an obscure state senator in Illinois, stood in Federal Plaza in Chicago and gave a speech about Iraq that launched his career toward the White House.
    In October 2002, Barack Obama, then an obscure state senator in Illinois, stood in Federal Plaza in Chicago and gave a speech about Iraq that launched his career toward the White House. "I don't oppose all wars," Obama told the crowd. "What I am opposed...

    Tags: Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Book, David Petraeus, Fidel Castro

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