Threats December 21, 2015 Congress critical of Snowden's mission 'accomplished,’ as NSA spying case heads to higher courts Edward Snowden’s recent TV appearance in which he called for a halt to widespread NSA surveillance got low grades Sunday from Congress, as one of his legal advisers suggested the Supreme Court will ultimately decide on the issue of government spying.
Pentagon December 21, 2015 US officials: drone targeted embassy plot leader U.S. and Yemeni officials say the target of a Dec. 12th drone strike in Yemen was the ringleader behind the summer plot that shuttered 19 diplomatic posts across Africa and the Mideast. But he was only wounded, and escaped, while up to a dozen others were killed.
Pentagon December 21, 2015 Pentagon evacuates diplomats, allies from Sudan The Pentagon says it flew 120 U.S. diplomats and others out of South Sudan Wednesday because of continuing violence in the African nation.
State Department December 21, 2015 Chinese naval vessel tries to force U.S. warship to stop in international waters A Chinese naval vessel tried to force a U.S. guided missile warship to stop in international waters recently, causing a tense military standoff in the latest case of Chinese maritime harassment, according to defense officials.
Pentagon December 21, 2015 Pentagon prepares to destroy Syrian chemical weapons on US ship The Pentagon is preparing for a mission to destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile on board a U.S. ship, using a system that has not yet been tested at sea.
Threats December 21, 2015 CIA papers show Panetta spilled bin Laden secrets Newly declassified documents show that former CIA Director Leon Panetta revealed secret information to "Zero Dark Thirty" scriptwriter Mark Boal, who was allowed to attend Panetta's speech at CIA headquarters marking the raid that killed Usama bin Laden.
Threats December 21, 2015 GOP congressman blasts NY Times Benghazi claims as ‘misleading’ A top congressional Republican is saying a new report that concludes Al Qaeda did not carry out the 2012 attack on the U.S diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, is “misleading.”
Threats December 21, 2015 Ex-CIA director: Snowden should be ‘hanged’ if convicted for treason Former CIA Director James Woolsey had harsh words Tuesday for anyone thinking about giving Edward Snowden amnesty, and argued the NSA leaker should be “hanged” if he’s ever tried and convicted of treason. Woolsey, along with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Hugh Shelton, spoke Tuesday in Washington.
Armed Forces December 21, 2015 Marine facing probe for emailing Afghan threat warning garners Hill backing ahead of hearing A Marine facing military discharge for mistakenly sending a threat warning from an unclassified email account garnered high-level support ahead of a military hearing that began Tuesday, with several members of Congress leaping to his defense.
Threats December 21, 2015 Administration says tough sanctions on Iran remain despite deal The Obama administration says it is maintaining tough oil-related sanctions against Iran even though the U.S. and five other world powers signed an initial deal earlier this week to curb Tehran's nuclear program and prevent it developing nuclear weapons.
Threats December 20, 2015 Lawmaker: Benghazi operatives likely communicated with Al Qaeda leaders before, after attack Some of the main operatives in the Benghazi terror attack were part of the Al Qaeda network and likely sought to communicate with Al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan leading up to and after the strike that killed four Americans, according to the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.