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Obama defends drone strikes, signs new guidelines for their use
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted...Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Anwar al-Awlaki, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Yemen
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Scale of government's AP records seizure surprises many
WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air Force veteran and intelligence expert at the National Security Agency in Maryland. He was not accused of aiding...
Tags: Thomas Drake, Dick Cheney, Lewis Libby, News Media, Police Investigations
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Iran hangs two spies working for Israel and U.S.: report
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, Iran's Fars news agency reported. Mohammad Heidari, accused of passing security-related information and secrets to Israeli Mossad...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Politics, Central Intelligence Agency, Iran's Nuclear Program, Iran
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Cold War over, US-Russia espionage battle continues, but players can't always avoid capture
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The embarrassing arrest of a suspected CIA officer in Moscow is the latest reminder that even after the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia are in an espionage battle with secret tactics, spying devices and training that sometimes can'...Tags: Politics, Police Investigations, Crime, Law and Justice, Berlin Wall's Fall (1989), Central Intelligence Agency
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UK inquest into ex-Russian spy's death may be scrapped
Reuters* Inquest into Kremlin critic's 2006 poisoning in doubt * Judge partly accepts UK request to keep evidence secret * Without evidence on Russia, hearings would be unfair * Widow "utterly dismayed"; decision a "political deal" By Peter Griffiths...Tags: Impeachment, Judges, United Kingdom, Politics, Moscow (Russia)
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
House committee to grill ousted head of embattled IRS for targeting tea party groups WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are ready to question the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service as Congress holds its first hearing on the tougher scrutiny the...Tags: Japan, Budget Control Act of 2011, Tokyo (Japan), Police Investigations, Migration
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COLUMN- Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 17 (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Emergency Incidents, CNN (tv network), News Media, Media Industry
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Column: Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential evidence, such as notes, video outtakes or other records. It's an attack on the First...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Emergency Incidents, CNN (tv network), News Media, Media Industry
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Counter-terrorism leak compromised an informant, sources say
WASHINGTON -- The unauthorized disclosure of a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. Navy, Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Politics
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Russian FSB says U.S. sought to recruit spies despite warning
Reuters* Security agency says "was forced" to make spy catch public * FSB says another American diplomat was expelled in January * CIA recruitment "crossed a red line" - FSB's Zakharov By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW, May 16 (Reuters) - Russia warned the United...Tags: Politics, Central Intelligence Agency, Moscow (Russia), Police Investigations, Russia
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U.S. sought to recruit spies despite warning, Russia says
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned the United States in 2011 to stop trying to recruit its security agents as spies and expelled a CIA operative in January this year after Washington ignored the warning, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday....Tags: Politics, Central Intelligence Agency, Moscow (Russia), Police Investigations, Russia
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Leonid Bershidsky: Accused U.S. spy's tools get a laugh from Russians
Two wigs, one blond, one dark. Three pairs of glasses. Two knives. Two envelopes containing 500 euro notes. One flashlight. One can of mace. One compass. One paper map of Moscow. One ancient Nokia phone. One letter in Russian, addressed "Dear friend."...
Tags: Nokia Corp., Politics, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Embassy
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