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    Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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 — 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: Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Eric Holder, White House, Terrorism

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

  2. Brennan criticizes CIA interrogations

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- A secret Senate report on harsh CIA interrogations of terrorism suspects makes &ldquo;rather damning&rdquo; allegations of mismanagement and misrepresentation by CIA officers that must be investigated, President Obama&rsquo;s nominee to be CIA director said at his confirmation hearing.
    WASHINGTON -- A secret Senate report on harsh CIA interrogations of terrorism suspects makes “rather damning” allegations of mismanagement and misrepresentation by CIA officers that must be investigated, President Obama’s nominee to be...

    Tags: Politics, Police Investigations, White House, Central Intelligence Agency, Crime, Law and Justice

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

  3. 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: Justice and Rights, George W. Bush, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, National Government

    4. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Targeted killings: they are too secret

    There are reasons to be relieved by &mdash; and concerned about &mdash; the reports that the Obama administration is preparing a "playbook" of rules for targeted killings of suspected terrorists abroad. If drone-strike assassinations &mdash; which have already killed more than 2,000 people in Pakistan and elsewhere &mdash; are to remain an important element of counter-terrorism strategy, it's preferable that there be formal criteria to guide the program. At the same time, the codification of rules further institutionalizes a policy that is morally problematic and may ultimately be self-defeating.
    There are reasons to be relieved by — and concerned about — the reports that the Obama administration is preparing a "playbook" of rules for targeted killings of suspected terrorists abroad. If drone-strike assassinations — which have...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Justice System, Terrorism

    5. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Al Jazeera gets Current! HBO, Humane Association sued over 'Luck.'

    <span style="font-size: small;"><strong>After the coffee. Before figuring out if it's too late for law school.</strong></span>
    After the coffee. Before figuring out if it's too late for law school. The Skinny: I worked last Sunday and I'll be working this Sunday. Doesn't the industry know it's football time? Some things should be sacred! Thursday's headlines include Al Jazeera'...

    Tags: Time Warner Cable Inc., Luck (tv program), Skyfall (movie), LPGA, Satellite and Cable Service

    6. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 'Zero Dark Thirty's' torture implication prompts Senate inquiry

    WASHINGTON &mdash; After complaining for weeks that the movie &ldquo;Zero Dark Thirty&rdquo; erroneously implies that torture yielded key information in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, a trio of senior senators now want to know whether CIA personnel deliberately misled the filmmakers on that point.
    WASHINGTON — After complaining for weeks that the movie “Zero Dark Thirty” erroneously implies that torture yielded key information in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, a trio of senior senators now want to know whether CIA personnel...

    Tags: Osama bin Laden, Politics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Central Intelligence Agency, Barack Obama

    7. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Interrogating Brennan

    It was obvious even before he was nominated that Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice to be secretary of Defense, would undergo searching scrutiny by the U.S. Senate. But that body also needs to examine thoroughly the man who shared the stage with Hagel on Monday: John Brennan, whom the president nominated to succeed David H. Petraeus as director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
    It was obvious even before he was nominated that Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice to be secretary of Defense, would undergo searching scrutiny by the U.S. Senate. But that body also needs to examine thoroughly the man who shared the stage with...

    Tags: George W. Bush, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan

    8. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. When senators play movie critic

    I won&rsquo;t be able to watch &ldquo;Zero Dark Thirty&rdquo; until next weekend. Bizarrely, a movie that is become a cause celebre in Washington, D.C., isn&rsquo;t available yet to residents of the nation&rsquo;s capital. But you don&rsquo;t have to have seen the movie to question the PR offensive Sen. Dianne Feinstein and some of her colleagues have launched against it.
    I won’t be able to watch “Zero Dark Thirty” until next weekend. Bizarrely, a movie that is become a cause celebre in Washington, D.C., isn’t available yet to residents of the nation’s capital. But you don’t have to have...

    Tags: Osama bin Laden, Movies, Entertainment, Police Investigations, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.

    9. Dec 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. In 'Zero Dark Thirty,' the movie as ideological weapon

    When the Osama bin Laden-raid film &nbsp;&ldquo;Zero Dark Thirty&rdquo; was coming together last year, right-wing commentators scoffed; after all, any film about&nbsp; President Obama&rsquo;s hallmark overseas success timed for a pre-election release had to have partisanship on its mind. Rep Peter King (R-N.Y.) asked whether the administration was getting too cozy with the filmmakers by offering them high-level access. The movie, his questions implied, would be little more than an extended campaign ad for the president as sponsored by Hollywood, the Democrats&rsquo; resident Super PAC.
    When the Osama bin Laden-raid film  “Zero Dark Thirty” was coming together last year, right-wing commentators scoffed; after all, any film about  President Obama’s hallmark overseas success timed for a pre-election release had to have...

    Tags: Osama bin Laden, George W. Bush, Politics, Parties and Movements, Religion and Belief

    10. Dec 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Letters: Torture on the big screen

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-movie-torture-20121214%2C0%2C4209407.story">Re "Bin Laden movie heats up </a>CIA<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-movie-torture-20121214%2C0%2C4209407.story"> torture debate," Dec. 14</a>
    Re "Bin Laden movie heats up CIA torture debate," Dec. 14 With the arrival of "Zero Dark Thirty," a dramatization of the hunt for Osama bin Laden, we seem to have reached the point where we are discussing the value of torture rather than its morality....

    Tags: Osama bin Laden, Central Intelligence Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, James Cagney

    11. Dec 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Letters: Torture's toll

    Re "Free the CIA torture report," Editorial, Dec. 20 I strongly support the prompt release of the Senate Intelligence Committee report detailing CIA "dark side" practices following the 9/11 attacks. I hope Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne...

    Tags: Dianne Feinstein, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Central Intelligence Agency, John McCain

    12. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Free the CIA torture report

    Americans have known for years both the broad outlines and some of the disgusting details of the George W. Bush administration's policy of subjecting suspected terrorists to torture, humiliation and imprisonment at "black sites" in foreign countries. But they have been denied a comprehensive accounting of how the United States decided after the 9/11 attacks to travel to what then-Vice President Dick Cheney called "the dark side."
    Americans have known for years both the broad outlines and some of the disgusting details of the George W. Bush administration's policy of subjecting suspected terrorists to torture, humiliation and imprisonment at "black sites" in foreign countries....

    Tags: Osama bin Laden, George W. Bush, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Terrorism

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