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Interview: Former US spy chief sees shift toward Asia
In an interview, Admiral Dennis C. Blair - the former director of national intelligence - says the US needs to back moderate Islamic societies, and urges Israel to keep pace with a changing Middle East.
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9/11 lessons not learned: three failed reforms
Most of the 9/11 commission's recommendations have been implemented, but three reforms, in particular, have failed to fully take shape since 2001.
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After Sudan vote on partition, Obama cannot rest
The US helped quell the deadly conflict in Africa's largest country. After the Jan. 9 referendum on sucession in south Sudan, President Obama can't afford to let fighting resume.
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Does Pentagon trust Tom Donilon, new national security adviser?
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he works well with new National Security Adviser Tom Donilon. But reports suggest there has been friction between Donilon and the Pentagon in the past.
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Bob Woodward book says US aides doubted Obama's Afghan strategy
Bob Woodward says Obama aides were deeply divided over the war in Afghanistan even as the president agreed to triple troop levels there. The revelations appear in the new book, 'Obama's Wars,' by Bob Woodward.
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James Clapper headed for hot seat in spy chief hearing
President Obama's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James Clapper, is expected to face a tough Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.
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Terrorism cases force more Muslim Americans to grapple with homegrown jihad
Recent arrests of Muslim men in terrorism plots lead some adherents to ask if they need to approach risks of homegrown jihadists with more urgency.
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Decoder Wire
Gary Brooks Faulkner: Was 'American ninja' working for CIA?
Gary Brooks Faulkner, the man arrested in the hinterlands of Pakistan who says he was hunting Osama bin Laden, seems to have more in common with Chuck Norris movies than with any US intelligence activity.
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Intelligence director Dennis Blair knew his days were numbered
Dennis Blair knew for months that his tenure would be coming to a close.
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Intelligence director Dennis Blair takes fall for Christmas bomber
Dennis Blair, director of national intelligence, will resign effective May 28. The Senate Intelligence Committee this week heavily criticized his agency's handling of recent terror incidents, including the Christmas bomber.
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Iran nuclear program takes another step up escalation ladder
Iran announced its intentions Monday to begin processing its uranium stockpile to a higher level of enrichment. Experts say the country is taking yet another step toward producing a nuclear weapon.
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Homegrown terrorism a growing concern for US intelligence
Homegrown terrorism is a growing threat, US intelligence chief Dennis Blair said this week. But the number of American Muslims engaged in extremist activity remain small and still largely focused overseas.
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Google cyber attacks a 'wake-up' call for US, intel chief says
The Director of National Intelligence warns that the US could face a crippling cyber attack, as cyber threats grow in scope and sophistication.
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Terrorism & Security
US unable to guard against cyber attacks: Intel director Blair
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair testified Wednesday of the growing sophistication of cyber attacks. He also said that foreign terrorist groups are using the Internet to organize attacks, give instructions, and arrange financing.
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Google, China, and the coming threat from cyberspace
Cyberspace attacks are set to increase. Here’s why – and here’s what we can do to stop them.
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Is Janet Napolitano to blame for Flight 253 security failure?
Republicans have focused blame for the security failures of Northwest Flight 253 on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. But there are other reasons that many conservatives are dissatisfied with her.
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Rights group criticizes Saudi Arabia's Al Qaeda reeducation program
The vaunted program is supposed to convince militants that Al Qaeda's ideology is un-Islamic. But Human Rights Watch says it violates international law.
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Global News Blog
US intel chief says no Iran nukes possible before 2013
A declassified memo from a briefing US intelligence chief Dennis Blair gave in February sheds light on how the US views Iran, Al Qaeda, and Afghanistan.
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Intel chief: Computer attacker still a mystery
The US still has not figured out who was behind the July 4 cyberattacks that took down a series of government Web sites, National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair said Wednesday.
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A new base? Al Qaeda rises in Yemen.
Suspected in the kidnapping of nine foreigners last week, the militant group appears to be gaining momentum – thanks in part to weak central government.
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Terrorism & Security
Obama to announce 'cyber czar' for digital security
The move to create a position to safeguard the country's computer networks comes as the Pentagon plans to create a military command for cyberwarfare.
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Who attended 'torture' briefings? A GOP lawmaker wants to know.
Rep. Peter Hoekstra seeks full disclosure about who on Capitol Hill knew about US interrogation methods – a move that may put certain Democrats on the spot.
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Obama’s torture memo two-step
The administration might want to move on from the issue, but there's pressure from progressive groups and congressional Democrats for further investigation.
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The West should focus on North Africa
Making the Maghreb a development partner would promote human rights and reform.
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Hillary Clinton to Mexico: The US feels your pain
The secretary of state's humility in reaching out to Mexico is part of Obama's plan to change sinking world opinion of the US.
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