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Watch live: Brennan confirmation hearing
Senate Intelligence Committee holds a confirmation hearing for John Brennan to become head of the CIA. Watch live, broadcast on Feb. 7. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Wyden asks Obama’s terrorism chief for rules governing assassination of U.S. citizens
Before he votes to confirm Obama terrorism czar John Brennan as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has a few rather touchy questions. Specifically, a letter published by Wired revealed that he asked Brennan about the rules governing the use of drone aircraft to assassinate…
Critics object to Obama nominating ‘Mr. Drone’ John Brennan to CIA head
Obama’s decision to elevate ‘Mr Drone’ meets with outrage among liberal groups who plan to protest at inauguration The nomination of President Barack Obama’s top counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan to head the CIA has sparked outrage and concern about America’s growing drones programme and its use for targeted killings of…
Brennan: A counterterrorism expert set to lead CIA
John Brennan, President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the CIA, is a 25-year agency veteran who has passionately defended the US campaign of unmanned drone attacks against Al-Qaeda militants. Brennan, who has spent the last four years devising counterterrorism strategy in Obama’s White House, is an Arabic-speaking Middle East expert…
Watch live: Obama announces nominations for CIA and Defense chiefs
President Barack Obama announces his picks of Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 7. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Judge: Stripping naked to protest TSA is protected speech
A circuit court judge has ruled that a man who stripped down to his birthday suit to protest against airport security was not guilty of indecent exposure, according to the Associated Press. Fifty-year-old John Brennan of Oregon took off his all clothes while going through an airport screening at Portland…
Drone documents: Why the government won’t release them
The covert U.S. effort to strike terrorist leaders using drones has moved further out of the shadows this year — targeted killing has been mentioned by President Obama and defended in speeches by Attorney General Eric Holder and Obama counterterrorism adviser John Brennan. The White House recently declassified the fact…
CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin interrupts Brennan to condemn drone strikes
Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of the anti-war group CODEPINK, interrupted a speech by White House counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan on Monday. While Brennan was speaking, Benjamin stood up in the audience and began giving her own speech for more than one minute. “What about the hundreds of innocent people we…
U.S. seeks ‘appropriate balance’ in China activist case
WASHINGTON — The United States is working hard to strike an “appropriate balance” as it navigates the politically sensitive case of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng who has sought refuge in the US embassy in Beijing. “We are working very closely with the individuals involved in this,” chief White House counterterrorism…
Oregon man protests TSA by stripping naked at airport
A 49-year-old Oregon man thought the best way for him to protest the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Tuesay was to strip down completely naked at the airport, according to KATU-TV. John Brennan was arrested by authorities after refusing requests from the TSA to put his clothes back on. Brennan’s actions…
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