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Obama Terrorism

No More Enemy Combatants in the US: Obama Renews our Commitment to the Rule of Law

Kate Martin | Posted 04.22.2013 | Politics
Kate Martin

It seems that the current administration led by President Obama has learned important lessons about not over-reacting, about defeating terrorism through resilience and respect for civil liberties like the right to a trial.

Obama Comments On 'Heinous And Cowardly Act'

Posted 04.17.2013 | Politics

President Barack Obama delivered a statement on the Boston Marathon bombing Tuesday, saying the FBI is investigating the event "as an act of terrorism...

Renditions Continue Despite Widespread Condemnation

The Washington Post | Craig Whitlock | Posted 01.02.2013 | Politics

The three European men with Somali roots were arrested on a murky pretext in August as they passed through the small African country of Djibouti. But ...

Joshua Hersh

U.S. Walks Thorny Path With Syrian Terrorist Designation

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 12.12.2012 | World

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's decision to designate a major fighting faction within the Syrian opposition as a terrorist group came at a ba...

Obama Discusses Terrorism In 2004

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 11.26.2012 | Politics

During a November 2004 reading and Q&A session to promote his memoir, "Dreams From My Father," President Obama, then a senator-elect, detailed his vie...

Details Emerge On Obama Administration's Counterterrorism Blueprint

Washington Post | Posted 10.23.2012 | Politics

Over the past two years, the Obama administration has been secretly developing a new blueprint for pursuing terrorists, a next-generation targeting li...

Obama Allegedly Considered As Target For Terror Attack

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 12.18.2012 | Politics

NEW YORK — Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis was a terrible student in his native Bangladesh, and his middle-class parents say he persuaded th...

Obama's Lethal Presidency

www.esquire.com | Posted 07.09.2012 | Politics

Sure, we as a nation have always killed people. A lot of people. But no president has ever waged war by killing enemies one by one, targeting them ind...

Obama Uses 'Kill List' To Target Terrorists

New York Times | Posted 05.29.2012 | Politics

This was the enemy, served up in the latest chart from the intelligence agencies: 15 Qaeda suspects in Yemen with Western ties. The mug shots and bri...

Mike Sacks

Bin Laden Raid: 'Obama Made The Decision'

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 04.29.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan appeared on three separate Sunday morning programs to discuss the administration's eff...

White House Holding Summit On Crucial Issue

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 03.19.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — State and local law enforcement officials convened at the White House on Wednesday for a daylong discussion about how police can ma...

Congress Presses Ahead With Massive Bill Despite Obama Veto Threat

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 02.12.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Congress is pressing ahead with a massive $662 billion defense bill that requires military custody for terrorism suspects linked to...

Freshman GOP Senator Challenges Obama On Controversial Policy

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 01.29.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The face of Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's policy for handling suspected terrorists is a 43-year-old former pros...

Joshua Hersh

SLIDESHOW: Soft On Terror? A Look Back On GOP Attacks On Obama's Terrorism Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 12.03.2011 | Politics

A couple days after President Obama announced that he had ordered the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen who had become a leading propaga...

Dick And Liz Cheney: Obama Owes Bush Administration An Apology

Posted 12.02.2011 | Politics

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, along with his daughter Liz, praised President Barack Obama Sunday for the drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki...

Andrea Stone

Does Killing Of U.S.-Born Cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki Make America Safer?

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.30.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The killing of American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen has brought cheers from lawmakers and terrorism experts, but it remains an ...

Ryan Grim

American Al-Awlaki Killed Abroad Without Trial

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.30.2011 | World

WASHINGTON - The United States government killed an American citizen in Yemen on Friday in hostile action, despite not having declared war on the coun...

Andrea Stone

WH Advisor John Brennan To Congress: Stop Playing Politics With 'Counterterrorism Cavalry'

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.08.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The White House's chief counterterrorism advisor expressed frustration Thursday that the administration remains unable to make good on i...

Rudy Giuliani: Obama Administration's 'Political Correctness' Led To 'Missed Signals' On Terrorism (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani sharply criticized the Obama administration on Sunday for reading suspected terrorist Faisal Shahzad his Miranda r...

Obama's Juggling Act: Dealing With A Deluge Of Crises

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Unpredictable and tough to solve, the stack of problems on President Barack Obama's desk is growing unwieldy. It's presenting him w...

Obama: Al Qaeda Would Use Nuclear Weapon If It Could

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) - If al-Qaida acquired nuclear weapons it "would have no compunction at using them," President Barack Obama said Sunda...

Sam Stein

Bush Official Criticizes Obama For Killing Too Many Terrorists

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Just how unpopular are President Barack Obama's anti-terrorism policies with his Republican critics? Even when he's killing terrorists they find flaws...

You Have the Right to Silence and New Underwear: Conservatives Play Their Miranda Canard

David Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
David Coleman

The purpose of this article is to correct facts and legal misimpressions that have arisen concerning the application of Miranda when terrorist suspects are arrested.

Sam Stein

McCain: Brennan Has No More Use At Current Post

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Add another name to the list of Republican lawmakers who think homeland security adviser John Brennan should step down from his post in the Obama admi...

Hold Onto Your Underwear: This Is Not a National Emergency

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Tom Engelhardt

Since September 11th, terror in the U.S. has rated above fatalities from shark attacks and not much else. This is seldom highlighted in a country perversely convulsed by fantasies about being besieged by terrorists.