US Tortured During Bin Laden Hunt, Panetta Admits | Top official yet to admit to US torture of detainees
Secret Rules to Let Obama Start Cyber Wars
Secret Rules to Let Obama Start Cyber Wars | Administration claims secret right to ‘pre-emption’ worldwide
Distrust Keeps Afghan Peace Talks Stalled
Distrust Keeps Afghan Peace Talks Stalled | Taliban open to power-sharing, but won’t compromise on some issues
White House Rejected Summer Plan by Clinton, Petraeus to Arm Syrian Rebels
White House Rejected Summer Plan by Clinton, Petraeus to Arm Syrian Rebels | Officials cite fear that move would draw US deeper into war
With US Approval, Israel Plans Syria Escalation
With US Approval, Israel Plans Syria Escalation | New plan calls for ground invasion, occupation of ‘buffer zone’
Panetta: US Committed to ‘Enduring Presence’ in Afghanistan
Panetta: US Committed to ‘Enduring Presence’ in Afghanistan | No decision yet, but believes US will keep troops there long past 2014
Panetta: Any Spending Cuts Would Make US a ‘Second-Rate Power’
Panetta: Any Spending Cuts Would Make US a ‘Second-Rate Power’ | Insists allowing any cuts would be ‘shameful’
US Green Lit Israeli Attacks on Syria, Approves Future Strikes
US Green Lit Israeli Attacks on Syria, Approves Future Strikes | Panetta: US ‘fully backs’ Israeli attacks
Obama ‘Green-Lit’ Israeli Attack on Syria
Obama ‘Green-Lit’ Israeli Attack on Syria | Strikes targeted multiple locations, officials confirm
US Scrambles to Increase Its Footprint in North Africa
US Scrambles to Increase Its Footprint in North Africa | Officials agree militants have no interest in attacking US