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Bin Laden is isolated, Qaeda resilient: CIA chief
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Osama bin Laden, deeply isolated and likely near the rugged Afghanistan-Pakistan border, has been forced to devote much of his energy to his own security while his Al-Qaeda terror network remains resilient, CIA Director Michael Hayden said Thursday.
Nations:Afghanistan Yemen Saudi Arabia Pakistan Algeria Philippines People:Mike McConnell Michael Hayden Osama bin Laden Barack Obama George W. Bush
2008-11-13
Obama to brief press as transition of power picks up
CHICAGO, Nov 6, 2008 (AFP) - President-elect Barack Obama prepared to hold his first post-election news conference Friday as he lost little time in assembling an administration that is sailing into a sea of troubles.
Nations:U.S. Afghanistan Israel Mexico South Korea Australia People:Mike McConnell John Boehner Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Bill Clinton Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-06
Israel mulls military option for Iran nukes
JERUSALEM - Israel is building up its strike capabilities amid growing anxiety over Iran's nuclear ambitions and appears confident that a military attack would cripple Tehran's atomic program, even if it can't destroy it.
Nations:Israel Russia Lebanon Germany People:Mike McConnell Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran-Israel Iran Nuclear Crisis Holocaust
2008-08-06
Targeted strike on Iran nuclear sites again under discussion
JERUSALEM — Six months ago, after American intelligence agencies declared that Iran had shelved its nuclear-weapons program, the chances of a U.S. or Israeli military strike on the Islamic Republic before President Bush left office seemed remote.
Nations:Lebanon People:Mike McConnell Ehud Olmert Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(McClatchy)
2008-06-11
U.S. acknowledges use of waterboarding
Senate Democrats demanded a criminal investigation into waterboarding by government interrogators Tuesday after the Bush administration acknowledged for the first time that the tactic was used on three terror suspects.
People:Mike McConnell Dianne Feinstein Michael Hayden Dick Durbin Activities:CIA Prison Scandal
2008-02-05
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