National Security Adviser

It's Chow Time at the White House, Brother

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

What gays and lesbians are looking for -- and will be marching for on Sunday -- is nothing special, and that's exactly the point. It's what every other American already has: equal treatment under the law

Hypocrisy Alert: Cheney Relies on the Objectivity of the Justice Department to Defend Torture

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

The gall of Cheney's statements is that he was a key part of the administration that deconstructed the objectivity of the Justice Department, which he now relies on to defend the use of torture.

National Security Adviser: Obama Having Greater Success Taking Terrorists Out of Commission Than Bush Did

Political Punch | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Responding to criticism from former Vice President Cheney that President Obama is making the nation more vulnerable to terrorism, the president's Nati...

James Jones: US Safer Under Obama

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's national security adviser laid out a sweeping rebuttal Wednesday to former Vice President Dick Cheney's ch...

Obama Launches Review Of Secrecy Policy

Washington Post | Carrie Johnson | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


President Obama this afternoon directed his national security adviser and senior Cabinet officials to examine whether the government keeps too much in...

Economic Crisis Is No. 1 Security Issue: New Intelligence Chief

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan are losing ground to insurgents and terrorists but the most immediate threat to U.S. se...

National Security Advisor: Who is James L. (Revolving Door) Jones?

David Wallechinsky | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


David Wallechinsky

In selecting James L. Jones to be his national security advisor, Barack Obama has chosen a former Marine Corps general who, at the time of his nominat...

It's Not Hillary, It's the Policy Stupid!

Tom Andrews | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


Tom Andrews

Obama should declare that seeking regime change in Iran is no longer the policy of the U.S. and initiate diplomatic contacts with the Iranian government immediately without preconditions.

Sam Stein

Obama Eyeing Jim Steinberg As Dep. Secretary Of State, Official Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama is leaning towards appointing former deputy national security adviser Jim Steinberg as his Deputy Secretary of State, a well-connected De...

Romney's New National Security Adviser: I'd Torture "In A Heartbeat"

Talking Points Memo | Greg Sargent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Retired General James "Spider" Marks, who has just been named a new national security adviser to Mitt Romney's campaign, asserted in a 2005 interview ...