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Navy Seal

Department of Defense Spies Bend Rules to Keep Congress in the Dark

Frank Naif | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Intelligence Committee, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, Cia, Special Ops, Navy SEAL, CIA Torture, Joint Special Operations Command, Covert Actions, Politics News
Frank Naif

If CIA captures and tortures a terrorist, it must be reported immediately to Congress. But if Navy SEALs capture and torture a terrorist, Congress may not learn about it for a year -- if at all.

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The Fourth Pirate

Daniel Firger | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law, Somali Pirates, Human Rights, Richard Phillips, Navy SEAL, Guantanamo Detainees, Pirates, Bagram Detainees, Rule of Law, Politics News
Daniel Firger

Why does it seem so easy to bring charges against Somali pirates in federal court, but so hard to do the same with suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay?

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Right-Wing Blogs to Obama: Oh No You Didn't!

David Bourgeois | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

Read More: Piracy, Richard Phillips, Navy SEAL, Pirates Ship Somalia, Somali Pirates, World News
David Bourgeois

Obama has been tested, just three months into his presidency, by the current confrontation with the Somali pirates and the Navy SEAL rescue of Maersk Alabama captain Richard Phillips.

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Hold Fast: The 5 Survival Lessons of Capt. Richard Phillips

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.13.2009 | World

Read More: Survivors Club, Stockdale Paradox, Fighting Spirit, Merchant Marine, Hold Fast, Navy SEAL, Capt. Richard Phillips, Pirates, Somalia, Survival, Uss Bainbridge, Captain Phillips, World News
Ben Sherwood

The captain's courage is a model for all of us. As we await details of how he made it through his four-day ordeal, it's clear that there was much more to his survival than just bravery.

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