Guantanamo

Why Obama Wants To Change The Key Law In The Terrorism Fight

Ari Shapiro — Wed, 29 May 2013 21:49:00 +0000

Almost all of the federal government's actions against terrorism — from drone strikes to the prison at Guantanamo Bay — are authorized by a single law: the Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Congress passed it just after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Now, President Obama says he wants to revise the law, and ultimately repeal it.

The AUMF is one of the most unusual laws Congress has passed this century. It's less than a page long. The vote was nearly unanimous.

What's Changed Since U.S. Last Moved Detainees To Yemen

Sun, 26 May 2013 11:13:00 +0000

Host Rachel Martin talks with Greg Johnsen, author of The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia. They discuss President Obama's plan to restart prisoner transfers of Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison.

Obama Tweaks Vision For Terrorism Fight

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:14:00 +0000

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President Obama has outlined a new vision for the fight against terrorism. His speech at the National Defense University in Washington yesterday covered a lot of ground. Obama spoke about limiting drone strikes, working more with allies and closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. Broadly, the president said the terrorist threat against America has changed, and so the time has come to take a hard look at how the U.S.

Obama To Limit Drone Strikes, Renew Effort To Close Guantanamo

Scott Neuman — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:07:00 +0000

President Obama on Thursday unveiled a major pivot in White House counterterrorism policy, calling for a limiting of CIA drones strikes and for a renewed effort to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Speaking at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., the president said the death of Osama bin Laden and most of his top lieutenants, and the fact that there have been no large-scale terrorist attacks on the U.S.

VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT: President Obama Speaks On Drones, Guantanamo

KUNC Staff — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:28 +0000

President Obama spoke from the National Defense University in Washington D.C. Thursday on counter-terrorism, drones, and Guantanamo.