The President also announced a renewed push to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, including lifting a moratorium on …
National Security
Obama to Address Drones, Gitmo in Security Speech
(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to address some of the thornier aspects of national security policy, including drone strikes, the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the dire threats Americans continue to face — even from fellow citizens.
On the eve of a speech Thursday at the National Defense University, the …
Holder: Obama’s New Drone-Strike ‘Playbook’ Has Arrived
The Obama Administration formally admits to killing four Americans by drone. But the bigger story might be its secret new document guiding future drone strikes
Four Americans Killed Since 2009 in Drone Strikes
One American, Anwar al-Awlaki, was targeted and killed by the US, according to Attorney General Eric Holder.
Benghazi Again
The Republicans, apparently with nothing better to do, are still chasing their tails over the tragic events in Benghazi on September 11.
Senior Female CIA Officer Bypassed for Top Spy Job
One of the CIA’s highest-ranking women, who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded, has been bypassed for the agency’s top spy job.
Homeland Insecurity: After Boston, The Struggle Between Liberty and Security
Do we need to sacrifice privacy to be safer?
Battle Lines Emerge in the Boston Blame Game
Congressmen and the intelligence community are creeping toward each other’s throats over whom to blame for the Boston Marathon bombing.
The Bureau Vs. the Boston Bomber
Can the FBI leverage new technologies and post-9/11 investigative powers to track down the culprit behind the Boston Marathon bombing?
Richard DesLauriers: The Special Agent in Charge
FBI special agent Richard DesLauriers has rounded up Russian spies and traded them for American agents. It’s an experience that could prove useful in capturing the Boston Marathon bomber
President Obama Embraces the Word Terrorism a Day After
“Terrorism” is a politically fraught word. The President’s decision to embrace it has put him on the politically safer side of a linguistic problem that has bedeviled him for years.
A Short Recent History of Pressure-Cooker Bombs
Authorities are now saying the explosive devices used in the Boston attack were fashioned from pressure cookers. Here’s the bomb’s nefarious history in counterterrorism circles
Boston Poses Biggest Challenge Yet for Obama’s Seasoned Counterterrorism Team
How will Obama’s counterterrorism team respond to the Boston Marathon tragedy?
