This from Secretary Clinton in China:
I also raised the growing threat of cyber attacks that are occurring on an increasing basis. Both the United States and China are victims of cyber attacks. Intellectual property, commercial data, [and] national
The Associated Press is reporting that,
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says U.S. cyber experts hacked al-Qaeda propaganda online in Yemen, changing ads that bragged about killing Americans into ads that showed the death toll of al-Qaeda attacks against
The State Department announced today that the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism has been upgraded to bureau level and renamed the Bureau of Counterterrorism (press briefing and fact sheet). Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, who leads the office (now … Read more »
CNN is reporting that Haji Mali Khan, the senior commander of the Afghan Haqqani insurgent group, was captured in a joint Afghan-NATO operation on Tuesday (the announcement of his capture was delayed until today because of difficulties confirming his identity). … Read more »
The Keynote Address begins with a brief introduction from Jack. He notes that one thing extraordinary about Savage is his ability to extract information from government officials and the clarity with which he can describe and discuss complicated legal issues. … Read more »
In anticipation of the growing likelihood of some form of U.S. intervention in Libya, Michael Stransky of the Senate Republican Policy Committee this afternoon circulated an impish collection of Bush-era views by senior Obama administration and congressional Democratic officials “concerning … Read more »
For several years now, Mexico has been plagued by horrific violence associated with drug-trafficking cartels. Some parts of the country are relatively unaffected. Other areas suffer appalling levels of violence, particularly along the northern border where cartels compete for control … Read more »
Friday, May 24, 2013
Coverage of President Obama’s speech yesterday is plentiful: Here are Peter Baker of the New York Times, Karen DeYoung and Greg Miller of the Washington Post, and Mark Mazzetti of the Times with an analysis of the key points of the speech. Scott Wilson of the Post also provides a rundown of the speech, and cites Ben. The Associated Press reports on lifting the transfer ban on Yemeni detainees, and Colleen McCain Nelson, Adam Entous, and Julia E. Barnes… Read more »
