An apparent drone attack killed three people in northern Pakistan’s tribal region, a Pakistani intelligence source said. Santa Barbara, California, authorities had been looking for the couple after the sheriff’s department received a complaint from a local hotel
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Iranian leader decries Obama’s missile defense plan
Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday blasted U.S. plans to overhaul the setup for a missile defense shield in Europe, calling the Obama administration’s intentions “anti-Iranian,” state-run media reported
NATO chief suggests Russian missile defense partnership
Russia, the United States and NATO should consider linking their missile defense systems in Europe, the NATO chief said Friday. “Both NATO and Russia have a wealth of experience in missile defense,” Anders Fogh Rasmussen said
Palin didn’t violate ethics law, 2nd probe finds
Alaska’s Personnel Board concluded Monday that Gov. Sarah Palin did not violate ethics law by trying to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the state police, contradicting an earlier investigation’s findings
Key al Qaeda operative killed in U.S. strike, Somalia says
Somalia said a senior al Qaeda operative tied to several attacks in East Africa was killed Monday in a U.S. strike in southern Somalia
MI6 reports own officer over torture claims
Police in London said Friday they are investigating an allegation of torture involving a British intelligence officer.
Commentary: Where’s Osama bin Laden?
Eight years after September 11, the “war on terror” has gone the way of the dodo. And President Obama talks instead about a war against al Qaeda and its allies.
Suspected U.S. drone kills 4 in Pakistan
A suspected U.S. drone strike in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least four people, a Pakistani intelligence source said.
Could George W. Bush end up behind bars?
Could George W. Bush or some of his top aides end up behind bars
Analysis: Dick Cheney’s claims reopen ‘waterboarding’ debate
Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday said his claim that enhanced interrogation techniques — including waterboarding — produced critical post-9/11 information was supported by a pair of intelligence reports released last week. “The enhanced interrogation techniques were absolutely essential in saving thousands of American lives,” he told “Fox News Sunday.” However, the two dossiers that were declassified at Cheney’s request do not disclose what kinds of techniques were used to elicit the intelligence. The only method occasionally cited by the reports is a routine one — using information from one detainee to gain details from another.