Obama urges Congress to lift restrictions on detainee transfers, outlines plan to close Guantanamo

Friday, May 24, 2013

President Barack Obama is, once again, urging Congress to lift restrictions on detainee transfers from Guantanamo Bay, saying the restrictions “make no sense” given that half of the…

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Transcript: President Barack Obama’s speech on closing Guantanamo at National Defense University – May 23, 2013

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Transcript of President Barack Obama’s speech on U.S. counter-terrorism strategies, including his proposal to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, delivered at the National Defense University…

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Transcript: Sen. John McCain’s response to Obama’s speech on closing Guantanamo – May 23, 2013

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Partial transcript of press briefing remarks by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in response to President Barack Obama’s speech on closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility on May 23,…

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Holder confirms targeted killings of 4 U.S. citizens in Yemen, Pakistan

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. SOURCE: WIkipedia

The Justice Department today confirmed that 4 American citizens were killed in oversea drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan since 2009.

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FBI Director Robert Mueller confirms Boston JTTF did receive text alerts of Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s travels to and from Russia

Friday, May 17, 2013
FBI Director Robert Mueller testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 16, 2013. SOURCE: Appropriations.Senate.gov

FBI Director Robert Mueller confirmed this week that the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Boston did receive two text alerts of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s travel…

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ANALYSIS: Former Sen. Joe Lieberman suggests AG guidelines may have “constrained” FBI from investigating Tamerlan Tsarnaev more aggressively

Monday, May 13, 2013
Suspect 1. SOURCE: FBI.gov

Former Sen. Joseph Lieberman suggested that the FBI may have been less aggressive in their 2011 investigation of Tamerlan Tsarnaev due to the Justice Department’s guidelines for domestic…

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FBI did not inform Boston Police of Russian intel on Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Monday, May 13, 2013
Suspect number 1. SOURCE: FBI.gov

The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not inform the Boston Police of the bureau’s 2011 investigation of Tamerlan Tsarnaev nor the warnings they received from Russian intelligence of…

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Transcript: Q&A with Rep. Bill Keating on the Boston Marathon bombings before the House Committee on Homeland Security – May 9, 2013

Monday, May 13, 2013

Partial transcript of Q&A with Rep. Bill Keating (D-Mass.) on the Boston Marathon bombings before the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 9, 2013:

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Transcript: Q&A with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on the Boston Marathon bombings before the House Committee on Homeland Security – May 9, 2013

Monday, May 13, 2013

Partial transcript of Q&A with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on the Boston Marathon bombings before the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 9, 2013:

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Transcript: Q&A with Rep. Peter King on the Boston Marathon bombings before the House Committee on Homeland Security – May 9, 2013

Monday, May 13, 2013

Partial transcript of Q&A with Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) on the Boston Marathon bombings before the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 9, 2013:

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