Al-Qaida

US begins peace talks with Taliban

American officials are hopeful it's the first step towards the political group renouncing all ties to al-Qaida

Patrick Quinn, Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 3:58 PM UTC
News Associated Press, Taliban

CIA often doesn’t know whom it kills with drones

Despite not even knowing the identity of the dead, the CIA asserted that all those killed were combatants VIDEO

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 12:53 PM UTC 13
News Video, Drones, CIA, Pakistan, NBC

Ahead of Obama’s speech, U.S. acknowledges four American drone killings

Letter from Eric Holder and reports on policy shift do little to allay concerns about endless, boundless drone war

Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:26 PM UTC 22
News Drones, Eric Holder

Pentagon officials: Drone War on Terror is endless

At Congressional hearing, Defense officials defend AUMF and the boundless war-waging powers it grants

Natasha Lennard Friday, May 17, 2013 1:53 PM UTC
News aumf, Pentagon, Drones

Pakistan’s highest court rules U.S. drone strikes illegal

Judges said that since innocent civilians have been killed, the strikes should be considered war crimes

Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:46 PM UTC 20
News Drones, CIA, Pakistan, Al-Qaida

Palestinian killed in Israeli airstrike

It was the first deadly assault in Gaza since a truce was reached with Palestinian militants last November

Ibrahim Barzak, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 11:55 AM UTC
News Associated Press, Israel

Canada terror plot suspect denies charges

Two men allegedly received guidance from members of al-Qaida in Iran

Rob Gillies and Charmaine Noronha, Associated Press Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 4:17 PM UTC
News Associated Press, Canada

Bail hearing set for Canada terror suspects

The pair allegedly had "direction and guidance" from al-Qaida members in Iran

Charmaine Noronha and Rob Gillies, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 11:59 AM UTC
News Associated Press, Canada, Toronto

2 arrested in Canada terror plot

The men allegedly had support from al-Qaida "elements" in Iran

Charmaine Noronha, Associated Press Monday, Apr 22, 2013 9:37 PM UTC 17
News Associated Press, Canada

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will not be tried as enemy combatant

Tsarnaev will be tried in federal court for conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction

Natasha Lennard Monday, Apr 22, 2013 5:45 PM UTC 27
News Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Evidence al-Qaida “received” WikiLeaks information permitted in Manning trial

The military judge ordered that the government must prove the whistleblower "aided the enemy"

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 5:32 PM UTC 10
News Bradley Manning, Fort Meade

Obama administration lied about drone targets

McClatchy obtained documents showing strikes targeted "others," not just high level al-Qaida operatives

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 12:08 PM UTC 11
News Barack Obama, Pakistan, Yemen

UK terror suspects stripped of citizenship, hit by drones

The legality of targeting U.S. citizens dominates drone debates here but Britain's approach follows same logic

Natasha Lennard Friday, Mar 1, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
News Drones, Citizenship, U.K.

In the War on Terror, assumed guilty until extradition

An excerpt in the Guardian from Victoria Brittain's new book highlights the trauma of fighting extradition

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 10:14 PM UTC
News Al-Qaida, Egypt, Extradition

Drones aren’t “humane weapons”!

And the argument that they're more surgical than ground warfare obscures any discussion of peaceful alternatives

David Sirota Friday, Feb 15, 2013 3:52 PM UTC 46
Politics Drones, MSNBC, Chris Hayes

NATO airstrike kills 9 civilians in Afghanistan

The attack, which killed 5 children, came as Obama announced plans with withdraw 34,000 troops by 2014

Associated Press Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 12:43 PM UTC
News Afghanistan, Pakistan, NATO

Touré defends drone programs

"Some in this nation are getting soft and forgetful when they defend the civil liberties of al-Qaida members" VIDEO

Natasha Lennard Monday, Feb 11, 2013 9:58 PM UTC 26
News Video, toure, MSNBC, Drones

French capture last major Islamist held Mali town

Many fear Islamists will hide among civilian populations and then return VIDEO

Associated Press Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 9:40 PM UTC
News aol_on, Video, Mali, Al-Qaida

Yemen’s human rights minister criticizes U.S. drone strikes

Following amped up attacks in recent weeks, the cabinet minister expressed concern about civilian deaths

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 4:56 PM UTC
Technology Yemen, Drones, Shadow War, Al-Qaida

Aid groups can’t reach key Mali town

Mali's military claimed control of Konna after battling Islamists, but humanitarian aid is blocked VIDEO

Associated Press Friday, Jan 18, 2013 4:25 PM UTC
News aol_on, Video, Mali, Al-Qaida

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