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    Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Why is Obama going to Israel?

    President Obama is visiting Israel this week, the first foreign trip of his second term. Some commentators have criticized the tour as a diversion from the president's intention to pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region. Why go to Israel now, they ask, and anger the Arabs at a time of rising Middle Eastern turmoil? Others claim that the trip is merely a maneuver designed to achieve some memorable photo-ops rather than to advance crucial American interests.
    President Obama is visiting Israel this week, the first foreign trip of his second term. Some commentators have criticized the tour as a diversion from the president's intention to pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region. Why go to Israel now, they ask,...

    Tags: Islam, Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian National Authority, Egypt, Barack Obama

    2. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. France, Western allies likely to be mired in Mali for years

    French troops backing a Mali government campaign to retake the northern half of the country from Islamic militants have been cheered as liberators since their convoys rolled into historic Timbuktu this week and hundreds of paratroopers dropped from the sky to block the occupiers' escape.
    French troops backing a Mali government campaign to retake the northern half of the country from Islamic militants have been cheered as liberators since their convoys rolled into historic Timbuktu this week and hundreds of paratroopers dropped from the...

    Tags: Islam, Francois Hollande, Economic Community of West African States, Al-Qaeda, France

    3. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. U.N. investigator: U.S. drone strikes violate Pakistan sovereignty

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— A top U.N. investigator has criticized Washington’s drone missile campaign against Islamic militants in Pakistan as a violation of the South Asian nation’s sovereignty, a stance that echoes Islamabad’s public condemnations of the tactic but not one that is expected to end U.S. airstrikes.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— A top U.N. investigator has criticized Washington’s drone missile campaign against Islamic militants in Pakistan as a violation of the South Asian nation’s sovereignty, a stance that echoes Islamabad’s public...

    Tags: Parliament, Taliban, WikiLeaks, Barack Obama, Al-Qaeda

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

  4. Targeted killings: they are too secret

    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 already killed more than 2,000 people in Pakistan and elsewhere — 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: The Washington Post, John Brennan, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Department of State, Al-Qaeda

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

  5. Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination

    Sen. <a href="#" data-topic-id="PEPLT007915">Rand Paul</a> (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of <a href="#" data-topic-id="PECLB000652">John Brennan</a>&rsquo;s nomination to lead the <a href="#" data-topic-id="ORGOV000009">CIA</a>. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the <a href="#" data-topic-id="PLCUL000110">White House</a>'s policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and ending at 12:39 a.m. EST Thursday.
    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...

    Tags: Tea Party Movement, Justice and Rights, Arbitration, John Brennan, Al-Qaeda

    6. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Secrets no president should keep

    In the divided world of American politics, it's not easy to find an issue on which the legal affairs correspondent for the Nation and the former chairman of the American Conservative Union agree. But we've found one: the crucial importance of transparency in government, especially when the president claims the power to kill us without charges or trial, by directing the launching of a remote-control drone.
    In the divided world of American politics, it's not easy to find an issue on which the legal affairs correspondent for the Nation and the former chairman of the American Conservative Union agree. But we've found one: the crucial importance of transparency...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, John Brennan, Barack Obama, Government

    7. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Cross Cuba off the blacklist

    Washington has for three decades kept Cuba on a list of countries that sponsor terrorism, even though it has long since changed the behavior that earned it that distinction. By all accounts, Cuba remains on the list &mdash; alongside Iran, Sudan and Syria &mdash; because it disagrees with the United States' approach to fighting international terrorism, not because it supports terrorism. That's hardly a sensible standard.
    Washington has for three decades kept Cuba on a list of countries that sponsor terrorism, even though it has long since changed the behavior that earned it that distinction. By all accounts, Cuba remains on the list — alongside Iran, Sudan and Syria...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Havana (Cuba), Barack Obama, U.S. Department of State, Punishment

    8. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Afghan bombings kill at least 11 police officers

    KABUL, Afghanistan &mdash; At least 11 police officers were killed and numerous civilians injured in two bombings Saturday in the north and east of Afghanistan. Among the dead were the police counter-terrorism chief and the head of the traffic police in the northern province of Kunduz.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 11 police officers were killed and numerous civilians injured in two bombings Saturday in the north and east of Afghanistan. Among the dead were the police counter-terrorism chief and the head of the traffic police in...

    Tags: Bombings, Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Suicide, Afghanistan

    9. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Sundance 2013: Ex-CIA officers say 'Zero Dark's' Maya doesn't exist

    PARK CITY, Utah -- Since opening in theaters last month, the Osama bin Laden manhunt film &ldquo;Zero Dark Thirty&rdquo; has intrigued audiences with its inside look at how CIA officers do their jobs.
    PARK CITY, Utah -- Since opening in theaters last month, the Osama bin Laden manhunt film “Zero Dark Thirty” has intrigued audiences with its inside look at how CIA officers do their jobs. But the employees of the agency who tracked the Al...

    Tags: Entertainment, Kathryn Bigelow, Police Investigations, Al-Qaeda, Movies

    10. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Former CIA officer sentenced to 30 months in prison for info leak

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &ndash; A former CIA officer was sentenced Friday to 30 months in federal prison for disclosing classified information to journalists in a case that underscored the Obama administration&rsquo;s harsh crackdown on national security leaks.
    WASHINGTON – A former CIA officer was sentenced Friday to 30 months in federal prison for disclosing classified information to journalists in a case that underscored the Obama administration’s harsh crackdown on national security leaks. John...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, George W. Bush, Pakistan, Crime, Law and Justice

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

  11. Cyber-crime tops threats to U.S., intelligence chief says

    WASHINGTON - Iran has made progress toward developing nuclear weapons capability, Al Qaeda sympathizers are resurgent across North Africa and the Middle East, and the U.S. economy is vulnerable to relatively unsophisticated cyber-attacks, according to America&rsquo;s top intelligence officer.
    WASHINGTON - Iran has made progress toward developing nuclear weapons capability, Al Qaeda sympathizers are resurgent across North Africa and the Middle East, and the U.S. economy is vulnerable to relatively unsophisticated cyber-attacks, according to...

    Tags: Nuclear Policy, Defense Intelligence Agency, Networking, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

    12. Dec 22, 2012 |Story| LAT - HOLD Archive

  12. BioWatch stands at a crossroads

    WASHINGTON -- Year after year, health officials meeting at invitation-only government conferences leveled with one another about BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting deadly pathogens that might be unleashed into the air by terrorists. They...

    Tags: Smallpox , Janet Napolitano, Science, Barack Obama, Health and Medical Professionals

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