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Pakistan struggles in race to develop armed drones

Source: ABC6 Columbus Ohio, Nov 17 2012, 2:15pm CST

France on Saturday welcomed a member of the Syrian opposition as the country's ambassador, a bold bid to confer legitimacy on the week-old opposition coalition and encourage other Western nations to follow suit.More >> With the thunderous cr ...

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New rules on drones leave open questions

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune  |   May 24 2013, 9:32pm CDT

WASHINGTON – President Obama, in one of the most significant speeches of his presidency on Thursday, did not simply declare an end to the post-9/11 era. He also offered a vision of America’s role in the world that he hopes could be one of his lasting leg ...

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Pakistan welcomes Obama restrictions on drone program

Source: TwinCities.com  |   May 24 2013, 9:08pm CDT

a foreign government; a strike can be launched only against a target posing an "imminent" threat; and the U.S. has a preference for military control of the drone program, although the CIA will continue to control the attacks in Pakistan. Ob ...

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"China is a bit of a tough nut to crack as you'd expect ... They frequently wheel out exciting looking aircraft but are yet to really demonstrate anything earthshattering."


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Pakistan greets new U.S. drone policy with skepticism

Source: Globe and Mail  |   May 24 2013, 8:24pm CDT

U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech on the use of drones – vowing to strengthen oversight, rules of targeting and the protection of civilians – will be met with deep skepticism among the vast majority of Pakistanis, who see the strikes as a violation of ...

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FOR OBAMA’S GLOBAL VISION, DAUNTING PROBLEMS

Source: KGW.com  |   May 24 2013, 8:06pm CDT

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, in one of the most significant speeches of his presidency on Thursday, did not simply declare an end to the post-9/11 era. He also offered a vision of America’s role in the world th ...

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Drone program had largely run its course

Source: Los Angeles Times  |   May 24 2013, 7:57pm CDT

Drones are not "a cure-all for terrorism," he said in his speech at the National Defense University. They are not always "wise or moral," he said. "All wars must end." But a large measure of expediency helped push those principles along, former U.S. ...

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The covert commander in chief

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 24 2013, 7:50pm CDT

W atching President Obama's compelling speech on counterterrorism policy Thursday, one couldn’t help wondering what he might accomplish if he could apply the same intellectual focus and intensity to governing the nation that he ...

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Obama seeks end to constant 'war on terror'

Source: China Daily  |   May 24 2013, 7:11pm CDT

Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, US President Barack Obama wants to pull the country back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. In a policy speech on Thursday, Obama narrowed the scope ...

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NPR Top Stories: Obama's Terror Fight Is Colored Gray, Not Black And White

Source: Lizard Butte District  |   May 24 2013, 6:15pm CDT

Protests like this one in 2010 in Pakistan led President Obama to recalibrate when U.S. officials will order drone strikes as part of a very nuanced policy. Protests like this one in 2010 in Pakistan led President Obama to recalibrate when U.S. ...

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Commander in Doubt

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 24 2013, 6:09pm CDT

President Obama delivered one of the more remarkable speeches of his Presidency on Thursday, or for that matter of any recent President. The Commander in Chief who has ruthlessly used nearly all of the antiterror tool ...

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