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Topic: John Brennan

May 17, 2013
4:59 pm

Maj. Gen. Amos Gilad (res.), director of the Defense Ministry's office of Policy and Political-Military Affairs (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)

Israel is not seeking to topple Assad, top defense official says

Seeking to calm tensions with Damascus, Amos Gilad says Syrian regime is ‘acting responsibly’ as regards Israel; Lebanese media reports IAF overflights

By Adiv Sterman

May 17, 2013
2:55 pm

CIA Director John Brennan (photo credit: AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Moments of truth

Moscow says it will transfer missiles to Syria; Lapid-Bennett alliance showing signs of weakness; Haredi men take to the streets

May 17, 2013
1:16 am

CIA chief pays surprise visit to Israel

John Brennan meets with defense minister to discuss escalating concerns over Syria

By Ron Friedman

May 14, 2013
7:39 am

The screen on the phone console at the reception desk at The Associated Press Washington bureau, Monday, May 13 (photo credit: AP/Jon Elswick)

US covertly seizes news agency’s phone records

AP’s CEO says ‘no justification for overboard collection of communications’; Justice Department investigation linked to CIA foil of al-Qaeda plot in Yemen

By Mark Sherman

April 19, 2013
7:34 pm

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the "Healing Our City: An Interfaith Service" at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Thursday, April 18, 2013 (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AG, FBI director brief Obama on bombing probe

President informed of developments in Boston Marathon investigation

March 7, 2013
11:42 pm

Brennan gets Senate nod for spy chief post

Filibuster gets attention, but vote passes after White House agrees to specify limits on authority to order drone strikes

March 7, 2013
1:18 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday night, March 6, 2013, shortly before 10 p.m. EST. Paul was still going strong with his self-described filibuster blocking confirmation of President Barack Obama’s nominee John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. (photo credit: AP Photo/Senate Television)

Republican filibuster blocks CIA head confirmation

Rand Paul takes the floor for a marathon 13 hours over concerns related to government-approved drone strikes on US soil

By Richard Lardner

March 6, 2013
1:01 am

CIA Director nominee John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Intelligence Committee approves Brennan for CIA head

President Obama’s pick to lead the spy agency now heads to Senate for confirmation

February 23, 2013
2:45 am

White House to give senators Benghazi documents

Papers include top national security communiques debating Obama administration’s handling of September terrorist attack

February 17, 2013
7:31 pm

Former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice for defense secretary, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 31 (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP foe calls for Hagel to be given Senate vote

‘I don’t believe he’s qualified, but we shouldn’t hold up the nomination any longer,’ says Sen. John McCain

February 15, 2013
1:37 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. makes his way to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, February 14, after a Democratic caucus meeting. (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP stalls Hagel nomination for Benghazi details

Obama accuses Republicans of playing politics with national security during wartime

By Richard Lardner

February 14, 2013
7:39 pm

Harry Reid (photo credit: CC-BY ryanjreilly, Flickr)

Republicans may hold Hagel hostage for Benghazi info

Senate’s top Democrat calls the expected block ‘shocking’ and ‘tragic’

February 11, 2013
9:28 pm

Former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's choice for defense secretary, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination. (photo credit: AP/Susan Walsh)

Defense pick Hagel to get committee vote Tuesday

Armed Services panel chairman pushing ahead despite opposition from Republicans, who call for more inquiries into nominee’s finances

February 11, 2013
6:42 am

Professor Moshe Halbertal (photo credit: CC-BY-Tzahy Lerner, Wikimedia Commons)

‘US drone program needs more transparency’

The scholar who helped draft the IDF’s code of ethics says the legitimacy of targeted strikes depends on increased oversight

By Haviv Rettig Gur

February 11, 2013
2:27 am

Senator Lindsey Graham, R-SC, speaks in December during a Capitol Hill news conference in Washington, D.C. (photo credit: AP/Ann Heisenfelt)

Senator vows to delay Obama’s nominees over Libya

Republican lawmaker accuses White House of ‘stonewalling’ requests for more info about the Sept. 11 attacks on the US consulate

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