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Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations : sources

December 24, 2018 at 1:59 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several...

Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists’ phone records

August 24, 2021 at 9:38 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Associated Press said on Monday the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts...

Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists’ phone records

May 23, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Associated Press said on Monday the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts...

CIA Director Brennan selects new head of clandestine unit

August 24, 2021 at 9:16 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA Director John Brennan has chosen a 30-year veteran of the spy agency to head the clandestine service, which conducts covert operations and recruits agents overseas. CIA...

Congressman questions legal handling of Boston suspect

August 24, 2021 at 8:34 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers has expressed concern to Attorney General Eric Holder that the legal handling of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect may have...

Yemeni at U.S. hearing describes drone strike on his village

August 24, 2021 at 8:23 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Yemeni man told a Senate hearing on Tuesday about a U.S. drone strike on his village last week that he said turned residents against America. In...

In New Mexico desert, drone pilots learn the new art of war

November 3, 2021 at 5:57 p.m.

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico (Reuters) - The tide of war may be receding, as President Barack Obama is fond of saying, but U.S. military demand for unmanned drones...

In New Mexico desert, drone pilots learn the new art of war

December 24, 2018 at 1:21 a.m.

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico (Reuters) - The tide of war may be receding, as President Barack Obama is fond of saying, but U.S. military demand for unmanned drones...

As U.S. drone monopoly frays, Obama seeks global rules

August 24, 2021 at 1:06 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who vastly expanded U.S. drone strikes against terrorism suspects overseas under the cloak of secrecy, is now openly seeking to influence global guidelines for...

As U.S. drone monopoly frays, Obama seeks global rules

May 23, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who vastly expanded U.S. drone strikes against terrorism suspects overseas under the cloak of secrecy, is now openly seeking to influence global guidelines for...

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