U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's counterterrorism policy at the National Defense University at Ft. McNair in Washington, May 23, 2013. REUTERS-Larry Downing
Obama Talks Drones: Will It Increase Transparency For Pentagon To Take Lead?
In a speech Thursday, President Obama acknowledged some of the complexities involved in the drone war. A new presidential directive released this week says that the Pentagon, rather than the CIA, should ‘have the lead for the use of force.’
In his widely anticipated foreign-policy speech Thursday, President Obama rejected the wisdom of a global “war on terror” and warned, in the words of President James Madison, that “No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.”
Continual warfare has been the plight of the United States since 2001 – and for much of the past decade, the US government has used drones to prosecute its wars.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Obama tackles drones, Guantanamo in reset of war on terror -- Defense News/AFP
Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror' -- Reuters
White House Quietly Shifts Armed Drone Program from CIA to DoD -- Defense News
British security services in spotlight after soldier murder -- Reuters
India PM pledges to clean up defense sector -- Defense News/AFP
Drone Program Collapse Has Berlin Under Pressure -- Spiegel Online
Russian Navy Shipbuilding Program ‘at Risk’ - Deputy PM -- RIA Novosti
Russia Hosts European Security Conference -- RIA Novosti
Netherlands requests F-16 pilot training and logistics support from US -- Air-Force Technology.com
Comparing NZ vs Oz Defence establishments -- Eric Palmer Blog
US Lawmakers Try to Block Sharing Missile Defense Data with Russia -- RIA Novosti
101st brigades among last in eastern Afghanistan -- Military Times
F-35 Cost Dips 1% to $391 Billion: Pentagon -- DoD Buzz
Lockheed F-35 Cost Declines 1.1%, Pentagon Estimates -- Bloomberg
Factbox: What does Lockheed's F-35 fighter jet really cost? -- Reuters
Pentagon sees doubled cost for rocket launch program -- Reuters
Shaw fighter pilot named best in the Air Force -- Shaw Air Force
Congress to Army: Get Your Own Cargo Drone -- Defense Tech
House Dem wants to kill failing missile defense program -- Washington Times
Panel rejects Pentagon's request for base closings -- Navy Times
K Street looking forward to BRAC fights -- Politico
Pentagon responds to GAO report on propaganda -- USA Today
Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison -- Washington Examiner
House blocks funding for Pentagon intelligence service -- The Hill
Lawmakers intensify push on military sexual assault problem -- Reuters
U.S. Sergeant Raped in Afghanistan Found Nowhere to Go -- Bloomberg
West Point video allegations add to Pentagon plague of sexual misconduct cases -- Christian Science Monitor
Pentagon to seek new veterans record system -- FOX News
One every 18 hours: Military suicide rate still high despite hard fight to stem deaths -- NBC
Soldiers Turn Entrepreneurs as One Million Exit Military -- Bloomberg
The entire globe is a battlefield for Pentagon -- Pepe Escobar, RT
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