drone strikes http://www.npr.org drone strikes en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg drone strikes http://www.npr.org yes Reports: Obama To Limit Drones, Urge Action On Guantanamo The president is set to deliver Thursday what's being billed as a major address on national security. Officials are telling news outlets that he'll be addressing two controversial topics: The use of drones to kill suspected terrorists; and the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/23/186248705/reports-obama-to-limit-drones-urge-action-on-guantanamo?ft=1&f=153929118 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/23/186248705/reports-obama-to-limit-drones-urge-action-on-guantanamo?ft=1&f=153929118 The president is set to deliver Thursday what's being billed as a major address on national security. Officials are telling news outlets that he'll be addressing two controversial topics: The use of drones to kill suspected terrorists; and the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention center. 0 no The president is set to deliver Thursday what's being billed as a major address on national security. Officials are telling news outlets that he'll be addressing two controversial topics: The use of drones to kill suspected terrorists; and the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

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]]> President Pledges Transparency On Drone Strikes In the State of the Union, Obama defends the legality of drone strikes and promises more openness with Congress. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:09:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/13/171887547/president-pledges-transparency-on-drone-strikes?ft=1&f=153929118 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/13/171887547/president-pledges-transparency-on-drone-strikes?ft=1&f=153929118 In the State of the Union, Obama defends the legality of drone strikes and promises more openness with Congress. no In the State of the Union, Obama defends the legality of drone strikes and promises more openness with Congress.

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]]> Cheney Likes Something Obama's Doing: Drone Strikes The former vice president thinks the current president's national security team is "second rate." Cheney tells CBS that the president's policies are making the nation "vulnerable." But he thinks using drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists is "a good program." Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:56:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/12/171803738/cheney-likes-something-obamas-doing-drone-strikes?ft=1&f=153929118 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/12/171803738/cheney-likes-something-obamas-doing-drone-strikes?ft=1&f=153929118 The former vice president thinks the current president's national security team is "second rate." Cheney tells CBS that the president's policies are making the nation "vulnerable." But he thinks using drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists is "a good program." no The former vice president thinks the current president's national security team is "second rate." Cheney tells CBS that the president's policies are making the nation "vulnerable." But he thinks using drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists is "a good program."

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]]> Death By Drone, And The Sliding Scale Of Presidential Power The controversy over President Obama's targeted-killings-by-drone policy is a reminder that the default position of presidents in times of crisis is to side with national security over civil liberties. That instinct has been true throughout history, and has been acted on by liberal presidents and core conservatives. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:18:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/02/08/171467519/death-by-drone-and-the-sliding-scale-of-presidential-power?ft=1&f=153929118 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/02/08/171467519/death-by-drone-and-the-sliding-scale-of-presidential-power?ft=1&f=153929118 The controversy over President Obama's targeted-killings-by-drone policy is a reminder that the default position of presidents in times of crisis is to side with national security over civil liberties. That instinct has been true throughout history, and has been acted on by liberal presidents and core conservatives. no The controversy over President Obama's targeted-killings-by-drone policy is a reminder that the default position of presidents in times of crisis is to side with national security over civil liberties. That instinct has been true throughout history, and has been acted on by liberal presidents and core conservatives.

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]]> U.S. Believes It Has Pakistan's 'Tacit Consent' For Drone Strikes, 'WSJ' Reports Sources tell the newspaper that the CIA alerts Pakistan in advance about "broad areas" that may be targeted. The other government's silence in response is interpreted as an effective OK, according to those officials. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:23:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/09/26/161799390/u-s-believes-it-has-pakistans-tacit-consent-for-drone-strikes-wsj-reports?ft=1&f=153929118 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/09/26/161799390/u-s-believes-it-has-pakistans-tacit-consent-for-drone-strikes-wsj-reports?ft=1&f=153929118 Sources tell the newspaper that the CIA alerts Pakistan in advance about "broad areas" that may be targeted. The other government's silence in response is interpreted as an effective OK, according to those officials. no Sources tell the newspaper that the CIA alerts Pakistan in advance about "broad areas" that may be targeted. The other government's silence in response is interpreted as an effective OK, according to those officials.

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]]> A 'Macabre' Process: Nominating Terrorists To Nation's 'Kill List' The administration has created a "strange, secret trial in a way," by which it determines which suspected terrorists get marked for death, <em>The New York Times</em>' Scott Shane reports. Tue, 29 May 2012 15:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/29/153929049/a-macabre-process-nominating-terrorists-to-nations-kill-list?ft=1&f=153929118 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/29/153929049/a-macabre-process-nominating-terrorists-to-nations-kill-list?ft=1&f=153929118 The administration has created a "strange, secret trial in a way," by which it determines which suspected terrorists get marked for death, <em>The New York Times</em>' Scott Shane reports. 316 no The administration has created a "strange, secret trial in a way," by which it determines which suspected terrorists get marked for death, The New York Times' Scott Shane reports.

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