If you want more detail on the various National Security Agency surveillance programs there’s plenty out there, but clarity from the government is in short supply.
National Security
Brennan Rocks the Boat With Deputy CIA Pick
John Brennan went for a virtually unknown person who has no intelligence community experience but who does have the two qualifications guaranteed to make Agency hands uneasy: “White House official” and “lawyer.”
Senators Look to Prevent Another Snowden
Ideas include reforming top-secret clearance process, an NSA internal affairs unit and regular reviews of old clearances.
Rice Resurrected
Obama on Tuesday also nominated Samantha Power, one of his foreign policy advisers, to succeed Rice at the UN.
Why Obama Wants a Top Bush Lawyer to Head the FBI
James Comey challenged the legality of George W. Bush’s wiretapping program, making him a hero to Democrats.
Can Obama End the War on Terror?
It’s not solely up to him, and it won’t be easy.
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
Benghazi Again
The Republicans, apparently with nothing better to do, are still chasing their tails over the tragic events in Benghazi on September 11.
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.