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The Tragic Case of Abdulrahman al Awlaki

From On December 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The grandfather of the 16-year-old American-Yemeni boy who was killed by a CIA drone strike in Yemen last year is suing 4 US officials, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Former CIA Director David Petraeus, over his son and grandson’s deaths.

The father of the Colorado-born Abdulrahman al Awlaki’s was an al [...]

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“When is a cyberattack an act of war?”

From On October 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The Washington Post’s Ellen Nakashima examines the question of what constitutes war if the trigger point originates in cyberspace:

Deciding what amounts to an act of war is more a political judgment than a military or legal one. International law avoids the phrase in favor of “armed attack” and “use of force.” [...]

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Panetta reaffirms U.S.’s “wretched” red line on Iran’s nuclear program

From On August 6, 2012 · 1 Comment

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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s trip to the Middle East last week included reassuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in person, that the U.S. was committed to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon — the U.S.’s “red line” on Iran. Panetta reiterated the U.S.’s position, essentially point by point, at [...]

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Former DOD Official: Israeli Attack On Iran Now Would ‘Hurt Our Goal’ Of Dissuading Iran From Nukes

From On June 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and former Israeli spy chief Meir Dagan have both made waves over the past months with statements asserting that a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities could only delay, not destroy, the Islamic Republic’s alleged nuclear weapons program. Speaking in Tel Aviv last week, Michèle [...]

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Obama Administration gets another endorsement from Ehud Barak

From On December 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Israel’s Minister of Defense Ehud Barak has once again hailed the Obama administration’s commitment to Israel.

On Thursday Barak told an Israeli radio show that he was pleased with the “change of emphasis” expressed by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta when he made controversial comments about Iran’s nuclear program on CBS News. (The Pentagon later [...]

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Panetta's Iran comments applauded by AIPAC, played down by Pentagon

From On December 20, 2011 · 1 Comment

Last night Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta made claims about Iran’s nuclear program on CBS News that AIPAC has applauded but the Pentagon has tried to “play down”. Speaking inside the President’s “doomsday plane,” Panetta told anchor Scott Pelley that Iran might be less than a year away from developing a nuclear weapon [...]

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