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Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. In a major policy speech on...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Human Rights, U.S. Congress, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), U.S. Department of Defense
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Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo
ReutersBy Susan Cornwell and Jane Sutton WASHINGTON/MIAMI, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, addresses one of the core obstacles to clearing...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Prisoners and Detainees, Career and Workplace, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Justice System
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U.S. drone guidelines could reduce 'signature strikes'
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - New U.S. guidelines for conducting armed drone operations overseas set a higher bar for attacking non-Americans and could reduce controversial "signature strikes" targeted at...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, George W. Bush, Armed Conflicts
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Obama puts restrictions on drone program
WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Crime, Law and Justice, Ed Royce, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense
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Defending the drone
President Barack Obama has taken a lot of heat over America's targeting of terrorists overseas with lethal drone strikes. Critics argue that the secret CIA-run program provokes political backlash in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, outweighing the value of...
Tags: Terrorism, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, U.S. Congress
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Factbox: Obama outlines steps toward closing Guantanamo prison
Reuters(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama outlined steps on Thursday aimed at the eventual closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Following are some facts about the detention operation at the U.S. Naval base in eastern Cuba: * The United States...Tags: Colon Cancer, U.S. Military, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Heart Attack, U.S. Congress
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Obama's landmark drone speech fairly well-received in Pakistan, Yemen but criticism remains
Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes — Pakistan and Yemen — but criticism of the U.S. policy remains strong....Tags: Pakistan, Islamabad (Pakistan), Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama
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ACTUALIZA 2-Obama limita uso de naves no tripuladas, pretende cerrar Guantánamo
Reuters(Actualiza con comentarios de Obama, detalles, agrega autores) Por Jeff Mason y Steve Holland WASHINGTON, 23 mayo (Reuters) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, anunció el jueves una nueva política gubernamental para limitar el uso de...Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Anwar al-Awlaki, Central Intelligence Agency
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Lawsuits seek more than U.S. acknowledgement of drone killings
ReutersBy David Ingram WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is facing demands in court to reveal more about the U.S. drone program, despite his speech addressing it on Thursday and his government's acknowledgement a day earlier that four...Tags: Lawyers, Eric Holder, Trials, Justice System, Government
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Obama restricts drone strikes overseas
WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from Congress and international allies, President Obama announced a change in what has been a central piece of his counter-terrorism strategy, saying he will place new restrictions on the targeting of terrorists with...
Tags: Terrorism, Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, Al-Qaeda
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RPT-Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Human Rights, Parties and Movements, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - U.N
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U....Tags: Metal, U.S. Navy, Iran's Nuclear Program, Missile Systems, United Nations
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