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John Brennan faces grilling over leaked drone memo as senators demand answers
Nominee for CIA director set for tough confirmation questions from senators angered by lack of White House clarity on dronesJohn Brennan, Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director, will come under...
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Mali: the crisis is not over
The Islamists may be on the run but they have places to hide and weapons to hand – and the guerilla war is comingVive la France! Vive la Republique! Vive la Francafrique! Ah, the good times are back...
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CIA using Saudi base for drone assassinations in Yemen
Disclosure comes as architect of programme, John Brennan, prepares for Senate confirmation hearing to become CIA directorThe CIA is secretly using an airbase in Saudi Arabia to conduct its...
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John Brennan: the drone apologist with the president's ear
Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director portrays himself as a moral force in a messy businessJohn Brennan's bunker is a soundproofed, windowless suite in the White House basement where, as one senator...
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François Hollande should enjoy his Malian fillip while it lasts | Nabila Ramdani
France's efficiency in Mali will boost the former army officer, but he leaves behind an unstable region and a shape-shifting enemyIf not triumphalist, there has at least been something confidently...
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John Brennan and John Kiriakou: how to get ahead in the CIA, and how not to |...
Kiriakou, who blew the whistle on CIA waterboarding, goes to prison, while Brennan, who approved it, is set to lead the agencyJohn Brennan and John Kiriakou worked together years ago, but their careers...
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John Brennan defends drone attacks as he prepares for tough Senate hearing
Obama's nominee for CIA chief says drones are more humane than bombs and artillery and that civilian deaths are rareBarack Obama's nominee for CIA director, John Brennan, has defended drone attacks as...
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Libya ordered to hand over 'Lockerbie mastermind'
ICC judges tell authorities to surrender the former Gaddafi intelligence chief accused of orchestrating the 1988 bombingThe international criminal court has ordered Libya to agree to the immediate...
View ArticleJohn Brennan, CIA nominee, says drone strikes 'last resort' – as it happened
• Brennan grilled by Senate intelligence committee • Floor cleared as anti-drone protesters interrupt session• Obama nominated Brennan as CIA director• Read the latest blog summary hereTom McCarthy
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Brennan rejects CIA torture claims in confident display at Senate hearing
Obama's nominee for CIA director suggests he was misled over value of waterboarding and forcefully defends drones policyJohn Brennan denied at his Senate confirmation hearing as CIA director...
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Mali hit by 'first' suicide bombing since French-led mission against rebels
Bomber on a motorcycle strikes at military checkpoint in northern city of Gao, killing himself and wounding a soldierA suicide bomber has attacked a checkpoint in northern Mali, killing himself in the...
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The law of war does not shield the CIA and John Brennan's drone kill list |...
The US prosecuted Omar Khadr in Guantánamo for not being a lawful combatant. Exactly the same applies to the civilian CIAThe disclosure Tuesday evening of the Department of Justice white paper on...
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Polio workers in Nigeria shot dead
At least nine health workers gunned down in northern city of Kano amid increasing hostility towards polio immunisation driveAt least nine women who were vaccinating children against polio have been...
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The hanging of Afzal Guru is a stain on India's democracy | Arundhati Roy
Despite gaping holes in the case against Afzal Guru, all India's institutions played a part in putting a Kashmiri 'terrorist' to deathSpring announced itself in Delhi on Saturday. The sun was out, and...
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Homs' displaced residents begin to return after year of sustained bombing
Syrian city is guarded about relative calm as governor calls for unity against al-Qaida and intense fighting continues elsewhereA year after this city captured the world's attention as the victim of...
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Islamic extremists invade Gao
Determined radicals armed with AK-47s launched an assault on the northern Mali city as French helicopters circled overheadBlack-robed Islamic extremists armed with AK-47 automatic rifles invaded Gao in...
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DOJ kill list memo forces many Dems out of the closet as overtly unprincipled...
Last week's controversy over Obama's assassination program forced into light many ignored truths that were long obvious(updated below)This past week has been a strangely clarifying political moment. It...
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America's leadership decapitation policy is prescription for endless war |...
Using drones and special forces to kill bad guys, the US opts for Whac-A-Mole tactics instead of credible counter-terror strategyThe confirmation hearings of John Brennan for director of the Central...
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Philippines moves close to historic peace deal with Islamist rebels
After 40 years of conflict and 120,000 deaths, a self-governing Muslim entity could be a reality within weeks after an accord inspired by Good Friday agreementSince 9/11, it has sometimes seemed as if...
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Mindanao peace process has a lot to achieve within a tight time limit | Simon...
Deal in the Philippines will give Muslim region considerable autonomous powers but obstacles to a lasting settlement remainThat the peace process in Mindanao between the government and hardline...
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