Foreign Policy

Rep. Schiff’s Bill Would Repeal Authorization for Use of Military Force

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is preparing a bill to repeal the post-9/11 legislation that two presidents have relied on as justification for...

Jack Kenny May 27, 2013

Obama Updates Drone War Policy, Due Process Still Not Included

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 25, 2013

When it comes to reaffirming the fundamental right of due process and proclaiming an unswerving commitment to upholding our constitutional values, Obama's May...

AG Holder Acknowledges Drone Killings of Four U.S. Citizens

Jack Kenny May 23, 2013

Attorney General Eric Holder issued the first official acknowledgement Wednesday that the United States has killed four U.S. citizens with drone strikes. ...

As Drone Tech Improves, Blowback From Drone-targeted Nations Worsens

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 16, 2013

As drone technology improves, U.S. relations worsen with nations such as Pakistan whose citizens are terrorized by the drones. ...

U.S. to Assad: Negotiate or We Will Further Support the Rebels

Raven Clabough May 15, 2013

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry continues to pledge support to the Syrian rebels even as they continue to engage in questionable behavior....

Afghanistan Watchdog Says Officials Blocking His Reports

Warren Mass May 13, 2013

John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), said in a speech delivered to the New America Foundation on May 8...

Murder of U.S. Marine in Afghanistan Raises Red Flags About War

Alex Newman May 13, 2013

Before being murdered by an AK47-wielding “tea boy” on a base in Helmand Province, Lance Corporal Greg Buckley, Jr. told his parents about...

Rand Paul, in Iowa, Rips Clinton on Benghazi

Jack Kenny May 12, 2013

Kentucky Senator and potential Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul continued his criticism of Hillary Clinton over the attack in Benghazi in a speech...

Report Says al-Qaeda, CIA Warnings Deleted From Benghazi Talking Points

Jack Kenny May 10, 2013

References to al-Qaeda and to CIA warnings of terrorist threats in Benghazi in the months before the attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility...

Diplomat Says He Was Demoted for Questioning Official Account of Benghazi Attack

Jack Kenny May 9, 2013

The deputy chief of mission under slain U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens told a House committee Wednesday he had been given a negative...

Sept. 12 E-mail Identified Terrorist Group in Benghazi Attack

Jack Kenny May 9, 2013

A previously undisclosed e-mail from a top State Department official identified the terrorist organization that carried out the September 11, 2012 attack on...