President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he still wants to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, as he had promised on the campaign trail in 2008: The problem, Obama said, is with Congress, which has blocked efforts to transfer detainees or close the prison camp. Last November, the
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Israeli warplanes continue to pound Damascus
BEIRUT Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided missiles believed to be bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, officials and activists said. The attack, the second in three days and
1,856 to Zero: Secret Spy Court Authorizes 100% of US Government Requests
In court where civilians have no representative, government’s “national security” claims win again and again – Lauren McCauley A secret federal court last year did not deny a single request to search or electronically spy on people within the United States “for foreign intelligence purposes,” according to a Justice Department
Planning for Boston Marathon security included bombing scenario
(Reuters) – The security planning for last week’s Boston Marathon, where two bombs went off killing three people and wounding 264, included preparation for such an emergency, a top Massachusetts public safety official said on Wednesday. “We spend months planning for the marathon. We did a tabletop exercise the week
