Topic: National Security

Republicans Can't Stop Susan Rice from Getting Her National Security Consolation Prize

AP

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice may get the last laugh. Republicans won't be able to stop her from claiming her consolation prize, which, if a new report proves to be accurate, will be as the head of national security. 

By Max Fisher

Jul 9, 2010

What to Make of NSA Monitoring Program 'Perfect Citizen'

Are they after your precious bodily fluids?

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By Max Fisher

Jun 28, 2010

By John Hudson

Jun 15, 2010

Who Is the 'Bin Laden Hunter'?

What we know about sword-wielding Gary Faulkner and his mission

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By Max Fisher

Jun 8, 2010

Blackwater Put Up for Sale

What's next for the controversial mercenary firm?

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By Max Fisher

Jun 7, 2010

What Threat From Arrested Somali Terror Recruits?

Evaluating the danger from al-Shabaab and their would-be New Jersey followers arrested at JFK

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By Jared Keller

Jun 3, 2010

Quote of the Day: George W. Bush Defends Waterboarding

"Yeah, we water-boarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed"

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By Max Fisher

Jun 1, 2010

The Significance of Killing Al-Qaeda's Third in Command

Mustafa Abu al-Yazid was reportedly slain by a drone strike

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By Heather Horn

May 28, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: 'The Yoda Doctrine'

What if we could turn terrorists away from the dark side?

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By Max Fisher

May 27, 2010

How Obama's National Security Strategy Will Define American Power

Curbing terrorism, stemming extremism, accepting rivals

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By Max Fisher

May 26, 2010

The CIA's Saddam and Osama Gay Sex Tapes

What were they thinking?

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By Max Fisher

May 21, 2010

By Max Fisher

May 21, 2010

By Max Fisher

May 21, 2010

Why Director of National Intelligence Blair Resigned

Bureaucratic snafus and some close calls with terror

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By Jared Keller

May 17, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: O'Reilly Says Beck 'in Big Trouble' Over Miranda Rights

Beck: "If the police bust you, when does that citizen become guilty? I thought we had to prove that."

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By John Hudson

May 11, 2010

Obama 'Open' to Scaling Back Miranda Rights: What's at Stake?

The tension between national security and civil liberties

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By Jake Simpson

May 10, 2010

Morning Vid: Will Calls Foiled Terrorists 'Staggeringly Incompetent"

The Christmas Bomber and Times Square suspect are 'minor league figures'

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By Max Fisher

May 9, 2010

5 Best Sunday Columns

Sharp insights on the Times Square attack, anti-immigration sentiment in the South, and more

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By Max Fisher

May 7, 2010

Why Did Military Ban Journalists From Gitmo?

During a landmark trial, four reporters get kicked out

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By Max Fisher

May 6, 2010

How Would Lieberman's Citizenship-Stripping Law Work?

Examining how the controversial bill might play in practice

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By Max Fisher

May 6, 2010

5 Clues From Shahzad's Past

What led him to terrorism?

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By Max Fisher

May 5, 2010

How Did Shahzad Almost Get Away?

Times Square suspect freely boarded his flight to Dubai

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By Alex Eichler

May 4, 2010

Best Tweets: Failbomber Edition

In retrospect, this nickname was inevitable

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By Heather Horn

May 4, 2010

Why Haven't We Had More Low-Level Terror Attempts?

Unsettling questions emerge after the Times Square plot

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By Max Fisher

May 4, 2010

Right Split Over Mirandizing Times Square Suspect

Should U.S. citizen Faisal Shahzad be read his rights?

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By Max Fisher

May 4, 2010

Why Did U.S. Reveal Size of Nuclear Arsenal?

The figure comes to exactly 5,113

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By Max Fisher

May 4, 2010

What We Know About Times Square Suspect

Searching for information about Faisal Shahzad

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By Max Fisher

May 3, 2010

What If Times Square Car Bomb Had Gone Off?

What makes a "successful" attack

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By Max Fisher

May 3, 2010

What's Next After Failed NYC Car Bomb

Learning lessons about U.S. counterterrorism

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By Max Fisher

Apr 29, 2010

Why Is the Government Subpoenaing NYT Reporter?

James Risen goes to court for his CIA book

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By Max Fisher

Apr 19, 2010

15 Years After Oklahoma City, Does Domestic Threat Remain?

Comparing today's anti-government sentiment to that of the 1990s

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By Max Fisher

Apr 19, 2010

Lessons of the Oklahoma City Bombing

Bill Clinton and others explain today's relevance on the attack's 15th anniversary

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By Heather Horn

Apr 15, 2010

The Risks of Assassinating Terrorists

Research suggests that targeting top leaders doesn't work

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By Max Fisher

Apr 11, 2010

On National Security, Is Obama Just Like Bush?

Assassination programs, drone strikes, and Gitmo

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By Heather Horn

Apr 7, 2010

CIA Authorized to Kill American Citizen: First Reactions

New Mexico-born Anwar al-Awliki now on the kill list

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By Heather Horn

Apr 7, 2010

Op-ed Spotlight: Joe Biden on Nuclear Strategy Changes

The vice president takes to the Los Angeles Times

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By Max Fisher

Apr 6, 2010

Evaluating Obama's Revolutionary Nuke Plan

A bold break with past policy on nuclear weapons

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By Max Fisher

Apr 2, 2010

Is Obama's Airport Security Overhaul Any Good?

Profiling will be guided by intelligence, not nationality

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By Max Fisher

Apr 1, 2010

What the NSA Wiretapping Case Changes

Does Al Haramain v. Obama really end the controversial presidential power?

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