Obama to Nominate John Brennan for CIA Director | Brennan has spearheaded the drone program and managed the kill lists Obama uses to target people
Obama Nominates John Brennan for CIA Director
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Defense Corporations Worry Delay of Sequester Won’t Stop Pentagon Cuts
The defense industry and their colleagues in the US Congress are wringing their hands over scheduled cuts to the Pentagon's budget, which Congress postponed for at least two months last week with their tax bill. The so-called 'fiscal cliff' - the set of tax increases...
Obama Nominates Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary
Obama to Nominate Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary | Republicans are gearing up for a fight in his confirmation process
Conservative Group Absurdly Claims Awlaki Involved in 9/11
The Washington-based conservative group Judicial Watch on Thursday tried to claim that Yemeni American Anwar al-Awlaki, suspected of being a member of al-Qaeda before he was killed in a US drone strike in 2011, may have bought airline tickets for some of the 9/11...
Nusra Front Takes Lead in Rebel Fight in Damascus
Nusra Front Takes Lead in Rebel Fight in Damascus | The prominence of the US-designated terrorist group is growing
Obama Signs 2013 NDAA, Blocking Closure of Gitmo
Obama Signs 2013 NDAA, Blocking Closure of Gitmo | Obama initially threatened a veto, but signed it into law anyways
Court Rejects Lawsuits Demanding Obama Disclose More Info on Drone Program
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected The New York Times' bid to force the US government to disclose more information about its drone war, a targeted killing program that kills suspects without charge or trial, even American citizens. US District Judge Colleen McMahon...
US Defense Corporations Benefitting From Obama’s ‘Asia-Pivot’
The major beneficiary in the Obama administration's decision to "pivot" to the Asia-Pacific region, contrary to Washington officials, is not the American people and their security. Rather, it is the military industrial complex. The Aerospace Industries Association...
President Obama Reauthorizes Warrantless Wiretapping Law
President Obama reauthorized a set of surveillance laws on Sunday, in another blow to civil rights that will grant the federal government the authority to spy on Americans' communications without a warrant for at least another five years. Congress passed and the...
Congress Postpones ‘Automatic’ Defense Budget Cuts
Congress Avoids Most Tax Hikes, Postpones Spending Cuts | Sequestration cuts postponed for two months
