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• Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes
• Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones
• The Drone Speech and the Hyperexcited Return of Intellectual Obama
• Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks
• The Bachelorette: Meet 5 Of Desiree's Men
• Insight - In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own
• Full transcript of President Obama’s speech on counter-terrorism policy
• Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality
• A Global War on Terror by Another Name Doesn't Tell Us How to Succeed
• Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all
• U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno to Speak at National Press Club, June 4
• Obama: Congress briefed on every drone strike
• West Point video allegations add to Pentagon plague of sexual misconduct cases
• Did similar detours bring terrorism to streets of Boston and London?
• UK attack spurs Muslim community soul-searching, backlash fear
• Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech
• Obama’s 20 Steps to Counterterrorism
• Killing of British soldier stirs tension in poor corner of London
• Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers in central Iraq
• Review: 'We Steal Secrets' juicy look at WikiLeaks
• What we know about the gruesome London attack suspects
• Gunmen kill seven Iraqi soldiers in worsening conflict
• London street slayer references British wars, not Nigerian insurgency
• Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
• Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers
• Huawei's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent in 2012: executive
• London attacker British, of Nigerian origin: source
• UK emergency committee meets after attack
• Man shot by FBI had had ties to bombing suspect
• John Kerry in the Middle East: Eclipse of a Superpower?
• Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant
• Man shot by FBI had spoken with bombing suspect
• Obama Moves to Restrict Drone Strikes; Tancredo Announcing for CO GOV; Walker Heads West to IA
• Soccer-Nagatomo recalled for Japan's World Cup qualifier
• British Prime Minister seeks answers after soldier hacked to death
• Obama to push for transparency in face of threats
• British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack
• Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West
• Soccer-Australia welcome back Neill for crunch qualifiers
• U.S. industry touts 'drone' promise as public debate flares

Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes Posted: 23 May 2013 04:35 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signaling that America's long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end. In a major policy speech, Obama narrowed the scope of the U.S. targeted-killing campaign against al Qaeda and its allies and took new steps toward closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison - controversial elements of the U.S. counterterrorism fight that have drawn condemnation at home and abroad. ...

Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones Posted: 23 May 2013 04:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.

The Drone Speech and the Hyperexcited Return of Intellectual Obama Posted: 23 May 2013 03:10 PM PDT President Obama's speech on counterterrorism on Thursday won rave reviews among some who seemed to see it as a return of the liberal constitutional law professor who ran for president in 2008. MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who had soured on Obama earlier in the week, said Obama was at "the top of his form — speaking logically and authentically." On how to balance security with liberty, The Washington Post's Greg Sargent writes, "The speech was the most ambitious and detailed effort to answer this question that he has yet attempted. ...

Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks Posted: 23 May 2013 02:15 PM PDT By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition in exile met on Thursday to decide whether to attend a peace conference that the United States and Russia see as a crucial path to ending two years of civil war. Under international pressure to swiftly resolve internal divisions, the Syrian National Coalition began talks in Istanbul to elect a coherent leadership and decide on the conference which could take place in Geneva in the coming weeks. ...

The Bachelorette: Meet 5 Of Desiree's Men Posted: 23 May 2013 01:59 PM PDT Desiree Hartsock's season of "The Bachelorette" premieres on ABC on Monday night and AccessHollywood.com's Laura Saltman got to know five of the men vying for the single lady's heart.

Insight - In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own Posted: 23 May 2013 01:05 PM PDT By Michael Holden and Peter Graff LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for many Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent. Michael Adebolajo, 28, who was filmed wielding a bloody meat cleaver and butcher's knife as the soldier lay dead on the road behind him, was not a maladjusted immigrant like Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, but a true Londoner born and bred. ...

Full transcript of President Obama’s speech on counter-terrorism policy Posted: 23 May 2013 12:48 PM PDT The following is the text as prepared for delivery of President Obama's speech on U.S. counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University, as provided by the White House:

Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality Posted: 23 May 2013 12:33 PM PDT HUSBY, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely immigrant areas near Stockholm this week.

A Global War on Terror by Another Name Doesn't Tell Us How to Succeed Posted: 23 May 2013 12:09 PM PDT President Obama rejected the Bush-era term Global War on Terrorism in a major speech justifying and announcing changes to his counterterrorism policies at the National Defense University on Thursday. "Beyond Afghanistan, we must define our effort not as a boundless 'global war on terror' – but rather as a series of persistent, targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten America," Obama said. Never mind that the Obama administration stopped using the term in early 2009. ...

Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all Posted: 23 May 2013 12:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed.

U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno to Speak at National Press Club, June 4 Posted: 23 May 2013 11:48 AM PDT WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- General Ray Odierno, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, will discuss issues facing the army at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon, June 4. As the Army's most senior officer, Odierno is the top advisor to the Secretary of the Army.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO)Odierno has been grappling in recent weeks with several challenges facing the U.S. military, including a Defense Department report that tens of thousands of women were sexually assaulted last year. ...

Obama: Congress briefed on every drone strike Posted: 23 May 2013 11:34 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration informs Congress about every drone strike America orders.

West Point video allegations add to Pentagon plague of sexual misconduct cases Posted: 23 May 2013 10:30 AM PDT An Army sergeant who served as a staff adviser for cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point has been accused of secretly videotaping female students as they showered, the latest in a string of sexual-assault or harassment cases plaguing the Department of Defense.

Did similar detours bring terrorism to streets of Boston and London? Posted: 23 May 2013 10:21 AM PDT The gruesome murder of a British soldier on the streets of Woolwich, London yesterday appears to have been carried out by men of Nigerian decent who converted from Christianity to Islam.

UK attack spurs Muslim community soul-searching, backlash fear Posted: 23 May 2013 10:09 AM PDT By Mohammed Abbas LONDON (Reuters) - Strapping his baby into a car seat, Abu Khaled said it was unfortunate that a British soldier was hacked to death in an apparent Islamist attack a day earlier in London, but it was not the only misfortune on his mind. "A 75-year-old man was stabbed to death earlier this month on his way back from the mosque in Birmingham. You didn't hear about that, did you?" said the bearded 36-year-old personal trainer, speaking near East London Mosque, one of the capital's oldest and largest. "Eleven children died in Afghanistan in a U.S. ...

Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech Posted: 23 May 2013 10:06 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to at least partially bring out into the open some of the U.S.-directed drone program, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to American security.

Obama’s 20 Steps to Counterterrorism Posted: 23 May 2013 09:56 AM PDT In his first major counterterrorism address of his second term, President Obama outlined several steps that his administration will take to fight terrorism both at home and abroad.

Killing of British soldier stirs tension in poor corner of London Posted: 23 May 2013 09:33 AM PDT By Andrew Osborn and Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - The gory killing of a British soldier at the hands of two suspected Islamist militants has shone a spotlight on Woolwich, the London district where it happened, stirring racial tensions in one of the most ethnically diverse parts of Britain. Tucked away inside a bend of the River Thames to the southeast of central London, Woolwich has changed as quickly as the British capital itself in the last 20 years as successive waves of immigrants attracted by the area's cheaper housing have made it their home. ...

Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers in central Iraq Posted: 23 May 2013 08:53 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody month.

Review: 'We Steal Secrets' juicy look at WikiLeaks Posted: 23 May 2013 08:39 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prolific documentary-maker Alex Gibney delivers a gripping account of the wins and losses of hard-charging idealism on the front lines of the information wars in "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks." Exhaustively researched and balanced in its view of the controversial key player, the film slips in ahead of DreamWorks' dramatic take on the exploits of Julian Assange, "The Fifth Estate," which is currently shooting.

What we know about the gruesome London attack suspects Posted: 23 May 2013 07:52 AM PDT Details are emerging about the two men suspected of hacking an off-duty soldier to death on a London street

Gunmen kill seven Iraqi soldiers in worsening conflict Posted: 23 May 2013 07:23 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed in clashes with gunmen on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, as fears mount that Iraq might slide back into bloody sectarian strife. Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Sunni, Shi'ite and ethnic Kurdish factions have yet to find a stable power-sharing deal and security is deteriorating. More than 300 people have been killed in violence over the past week. More than 700 died in April, according to the United Nations, the highest monthly toll in almost five years. ...

London street slayer references British wars, not Nigerian insurgency Posted: 23 May 2013 07:08 AM PDT Anti-terrorist police are preparing to interview two hospitalized suspects arrested after a brutal attack on an off-duty soldier in southeast London who was butchered in the street with knives and a meat cleaver.

Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect Posted: 23 May 2013 07:04 AM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.

Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers Posted: 23 May 2013 04:57 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London.

Huawei's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent in 2012: executive Posted: 23 May 2013 04:43 AM PDT By Matt Smith DUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent to $2.08 billion in 2012 and the roll-out of 4G mobile networks and IT outsourcing will be among its main regional growth drivers, the firm said. The world's second-largest telecom equipment maker also expects Middle East telecom operators to prioritize improving network efficiency, Shi Yaohong, president of Huawei Middle East, told Reuters in an email. "Operators' shift toward software-defined networks, IT outsourcing and adoption of 4G ... ...

London attacker British, of Nigerian origin: source Posted: 23 May 2013 03:58 AM PDT By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British authorities have established that one and possibly both of the men who hacked a soldier to death on a London street was born in Britain of Nigerian descent, a source with knowledge of the investigation said on Thursday. Local media named the man who was definitely born in the country as 28-year-old Michael Adebolajo and said police raided the home of his Nigerian family in a village near the eastern English city of Lincoln. Both men appeared to have converted to Islam from Christian immigrant backgrounds, British media said. ...

UK emergency committee meets after attack Posted: 23 May 2013 03:17 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a British soldier in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital.

Man shot by FBI had had ties to bombing suspect Posted: 23 May 2013 03:13 AM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time.

John Kerry in the Middle East: Eclipse of a Superpower? Posted: 23 May 2013 02:54 AM PDT Doha, Qatar – Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the Middle East today with two of the most vexing problems in international affairs at the top of his agenda: a downward spiraling Syrian civil war that continues to draw neighbors into to its bloody vortex and destabilize the entire region; and the slow-rolling death of the two-state solution to an Israeli-Palestinian conflict that remains an open wound in Western-Arab relations.

Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant Posted: 23 May 2013 02:45 AM PDT By Marcus George and Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran's leadership of incompetence and ignorance just days after he was barred from standing in an election next month, the opposition Kaleme website reported on Thursday. Rafsanjani's comments appeared to add to the political conflict between those loyal to the leadership and opposition groups who have been marginalized since post-election unrest in 2009. ...

Man shot by FBI had spoken with bombing suspect Posted: 23 May 2013 02:21 AM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time.

Obama Moves to Restrict Drone Strikes; Tancredo Announcing for CO GOV; Walker Heads West to IA Posted: 23 May 2013 02:11 AM PDT Wake-Up Call! is Hotline's daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT'S NEWSPres. Obama "plans to open a new phase in the nation's long struggle with terrorism on Thursday by restricting the use of unmanned drone strikes that have been at the heart of his national security strategy and shifting control of them away" from the CIA to the military. The Obama admin. ...

Soccer-Nagatomo recalled for Japan's World Cup qualifier Posted: 23 May 2013 02:02 AM PDT May 23 (Reuters) - Flying fullback Yuto Nagatomo was recalled to the Japan squad on Thursday for the crunch 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia next month, where victory would secure a berth in Brazil and damage the Socceroos' hopes of joining them. A knee injury forced Nagatomo to miss Japan's last qualifier in Jordan where the Asian champions needed only a point to claim an early place at the finals but lost 2-1 to the West Asians. ...

British Prime Minister seeks answers after soldier hacked to death Posted: 23 May 2013 01:43 AM PDT By Maria Golovnina and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron convened an emergency meeting of his intelligence chiefs on Thursday after two Islamists hacked a soldier to death with meat cleavers on a south London street. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just minutes after Wednesday's killing showed a man with hands covered in blood shouting Islamic slogans and promising revenge on Britain for its participation in wars in the Muslim world. "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. ...

Obama to push for transparency in face of threats Posted: 23 May 2013 12:20 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects, make good on a pledge to close the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay and warn Americans about dire threats they continue to face — even from fellow citizens.

British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack Posted: 23 May 2013 12:11 AM PDT By Maria Golovnina and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street, in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist attack. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just minutes after the killing showed a man with hands covered in blood, brandishing a bloodied meat cleaver and a knife. "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. ...

Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West Posted: 22 May 2013 11:01 PM PDT By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could eventually produce plutonium for a nuclear weapon if Tehran decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday. In another development likely to worry the United States and its allies, the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran had added to its capacity to refine uranium, which can also provide the fissile core of a bomb if enriched to a high level. The IAEA also said Iran had asphalted a part of a military site, Parchin, that the U.N. ...

Soccer-Australia welcome back Neill for crunch qualifiers Posted: 22 May 2013 09:53 PM PDT SYDNEY, May 23 (Reuters) - Australia coach Holger Osieck recalled skipper Lucas Neill to his squad for crunch World Cup qualifiers against Japan, Jordan and Iraq on Thursday. The 35-year-old central defender was suspended for the 2-2 home draw against Oman in March, which left the Socceroos in danger of missing out on direct qualification for Brazil next year. Although currently without a club, Neill had worked hard at a recent training camp with Australia-based players, Osieck said. "It's always a concern when a player doesn't play regularly," the German told a news conference on Thursday. ...

U.S. industry touts 'drone' promise as public debate flares Posted: 22 May 2013 07:02 PM PDT By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes may undermine promising uses of such technology for anything from disaster response to mail delivery, a top U.S. industry group said as it launched a lobbying effort to "demystify" unmanned planes. The Aerospace Industries Association wants to prevent misperceptions and regulatory roadblocks from cutting into a market it says could be worth $89 billion over the next decade, according to a report the trade group will release on Thursday. ...

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