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    May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Envoy describes night of Benghazi attack

    WASHINGTON — Minutes after Greg Hicks learned that the perimeter of the U.S. mission in Benghazi had been breached by men with guns, he punched a cellphone number to reach Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, his immediate boss, who was at the scene.
    WASHINGTON — Minutes after Greg Hicks learned that the perimeter of the U.S. mission in Benghazi had been breached by men with guns, he punched a cellphone number to reach Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, his immediate boss, who was at the scene....

    Tags: Susan Rice, Wars and Interventions, Central Intelligence Agency, United Nations, Tripoli (Libya)

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

  2. 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: Afghanistan, Georgetown, Central Intelligence Agency, Murder, U.S. Department of Defense

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

  3. 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: Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, George W. Bush, Central Intelligence Agency, Barack Obama

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

  4. Terror database too vague to flag Boston suspect

    WASHINGTON — When a Russian intelligence service told the CIA that Tamerlan Tsarnaev had become an Islamic radical looking to join underground groups, the agency put his name in the government's catch-all database for terrorism suspects.
    WASHINGTON — When a Russian intelligence service told the CIA that Tamerlan Tsarnaev had become an Islamic radical looking to join underground groups, the agency put his name in the government's catch-all database for terrorism suspects. The...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Laws, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Ford Motor Co.

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

  5. Letter: Why Gitmo may be here to stay

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-gitmo-20130501%2C0%2C4495626.story">Re "Obama renews call to close prison," May 1</a>
    Re "Obama renews call to close prison," May 1 The slogan "Close Guantanamo" obscures as much as it illuminates. To be sure, the prison there must close, for as President Obama said this week, it is an affront to American values, our global standing...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Religion and Belief, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Islam, Prisons

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

  6. Political calculus keeps Cuba on U.S. list of terror sponsors

    Cuba&rsquo;s communist leadership was quick to send condolences to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and to reiterate to Washington that it &ldquo;rejects and condemns unequivocally all acts of terrorism.&rdquo;
    Cuba’s communist leadership was quick to send condolences to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and to reiterate to Washington that it “rejects and condemns unequivocally all acts of terrorism.” Once a key supplier of arms and...

    Tags: Government, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), John Kerry, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton

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

  7. U.S. urges North Korea to grant amnesty and free Kenneth Bae

    The United States urged North Korea on Thursday to grant amnesty and free an American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for alleged hostile acts against North Korea.
    The United States urged North Korea on Thursday to grant amnesty and free an American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for alleged hostile acts against North Korea. Patrick Ventrell, acting deputy spokesman for the State Department, told...

    Tags: North Korea, United Nations, Pyongyang (North Korea), Punishment

    8. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. American sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea

    <em>This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.</em>
    This post has been corrected. See the note below for details. BEIJING -- Adding to the strained relations with the U.S., North Korea said Thursday that an American citizen held since November has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for "hostile...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, China, Pyongyang (North Korea), Trials, Labor Disputes

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

  9. Hillary Clinton to appear in Beverly Hills for award and speech

    In the sort of appearance destined to fan speculation about her presidential aspirations in 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak in Beverly Hills next week at a gala hosted by the Pacific Council on International Policy.
    In the sort of appearance destined to fan speculation about her presidential aspirations in 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak in Beverly Hills next week at a gala hosted by the Pacific Council on International Policy. The nonpartisan group,...

    Tags: George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage, White House, Elections

    10. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Bolivia, angered by Kerry, says it is ejecting U.S. aid agency

    <em>This post has been updated. Please see the notes below for details.</em>
    This post has been updated. Please see the notes below for details. Bolivian President Evo Morales declared Wednesday he was expelling the U.S. Agency for International Development from the country, accusing the aid agency of conspiring against his...

    Tags: Government, John Kerry, Relief and Aid Organizations, U.S. Embassy, Mexico

    11. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Obama renews call to close Guantanamo prison

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Confronted with a mass hunger strike and the use of forced feedings to keep inmates from starving, President Obama broke a long silence on the military prison for suspected foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, declaring it "not sustainable" and making a strongly worded plea Tuesday for its closure.
    WASHINGTON — Confronted with a mass hunger strike and the use of forced feedings to keep inmates from starving, President Obama broke a long silence on the military prison for suspected foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, declaring it "not...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Cuba, White House, Strikes

    12. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Uganda widow wins compensation after fight

    KASANA, Uganda &mdash; When Joyce Birabwa's husband was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu, 1,000 miles away, her whole world fell apart.
    KASANA, Uganda — When Joyce Birabwa's husband was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu, 1,000 miles away, her whole world fell apart. Left to raise two children alone, Birabwa barely had time to grieve before discovering her in-laws had...

    Tags: Customs and Tradition, Bombings, Divorce, Laws, Uganda

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