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U.S. for first time acknowledges role in deaths of Americans in drone strikes
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Obama administration confirmed for the first time on Wednesday that four Americans have died in U.S. drone strikes since 2009, but it sought to justify the killing of only one a senior leader of al-Qaida's Yemen-based affiliate and said...Tags: Patrick Leahy, Politics, Barack Obama, Arabian Peninsula, Crime, Law and Justice
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
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: Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
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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...
Tags: Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Pakistan, Queens (New York City), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Human rights groups protests US drone killings of terror suspects, questions legal strategy
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A top human rights organization on Wednesday criticized the Obama administration's increasing use of drone aircraft for the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas and questioned whether it is legal. Amnesty International,...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Justice System, Justice and Rights
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News media confidential sources are often what expose government wrongdoing
It took courage for more than a dozen Allentown police officers to divulge what they felt was wrongdoing by their chief, who they said threatened "retribution" on anyone who did so. It also took solid assurances that the chief would never find out who...
Tags: Politics, White House, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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Hibiya Park illuminations, Japan's first mosque, 'Vigorous' Mount Fuji stymies relocation, minister resigns over war-guilt denial
The Japan Times100 YEARS AGO Wednesday, May 14, 1913 Illuminations reap a tidy profit for city Tokyo city has withdrawn the illuminations at Hibiya which it made for the benefit of the admirers of the park's azaleas. The plan proved very successful, greatly...Tags: Government, Politics, Culture, Science and Technology, Ceremonies
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BRIEF: Yemen Air Force 'sabotaged': Crashed jet was downed
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaYemen's Air Force has been the target of "sabotage," the country's military aviation chief said in a televised interview, days after a fighter jet crashed in the capital Sanaa. "The air force is the target of systematic sabotage," Gen. Rashed Al-Janad...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Air and Space Accidents, Sana'a (Yemen), Transportation Accidents, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
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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...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Arabian Peninsula, Crime, Law and Justice
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Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere
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: Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Laws, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Leak ended informant's rare opportunity, U.S. officials say
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: Al-Qaeda, White House, Police Investigations, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice
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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....
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice
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Phone record seizure called 'witch hunt'
Albuquerque JournalThe Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records drew scathing criticism from news organizations Tuesday while reaction from lawmakers ranged from concern to outrage. "Americans and New Mexicans treasure a free and open...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice
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