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nd ethical dilemma for lawyers at the White House and the State Department. The administration lawyers — many of whom had been outspoken critics of George W. Bush's policies against terrorists — spent months figuring out how to justify the killing of a U.S. citizen. By the summer of 2010, two attorneys in the J

"It's democratized information on the battlefield," says Daniel Goure, a national security expert who served in the Defense Department during both Bush administrations. "It's like a reconnaissance version of Twitter." Drones have also radically altered the CIA, turning a civilian intelligence-gathe

overt drone strikes, five times the total George W. Bush ordered during his eight years in office. Al

he stage is set for a deal with Iran David Ignatius Article 2. Council on Foreign Relations 'New Atmosphere' In Iran Negotiations Interview with Ray Takeyh Article 3. RCR The Brotherhood's Walking Korans Hillel Fradkin and Lewis Libby Article 4. Foreign Affairs Alawites for Assad: Why the Syrian S

mat in the administration of President George W. Bush, some Saudi analysts also say the kingdom is well

t going to see them jump out of that orbit," he told Reuters. EFTA00636680 While Jordan was a senior diplomat in the administration of President George W. Bush, some Saudi analysts also say the kingdom is well aware of what major foreign policy shifts would involve - particularly any pursuit of nuclear wea

plomat in the administration of President George W. Bush, some Saudi analysts also say the kingdom is

: December 2 update Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:54:10 +0000 2 December, 2013 Article 1. Politico How Obama Can Win Over Congress on the Iran Deal Ray Takeyh Article 2. Reuters Saudis have few options as they push tougher foreign policy_ Angus McDowall Article 3. The Guardian Israel's new focus on

as never any chance Iran could be negotiated out of a nuclear weapons capability it has pursued for nearly 30 years. Efforts during the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations demonstrated how Iran deftly uses negotiations to gain political legitimacy, buy time to continue work on its nuclear program and

years. Efforts during the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations demonstrated how Iran deftly uses

ening of the American Foreign-Policy Mind Robert W. Merry The Washington Post The U.S. undercuts it

e Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:03:21 +0000 February 18, 2014 Article I. The Washington Post The U.S. undercuts its own power in Iran nuclear talks Ray Takeyh Article 2. Los Angeles Times The coming crash of American diplomacy in the Middle East John Bolton Article 3. Al Jazeera Iran's long and windi

return to bloodshed Kimberly Kagan and Frederick W. Kagan Article 8. The American Spectator Islam

d a deal with Iranian negotiators to send the stockpile of highly enriched uranium out of the country -- only to see the ayatollah repudiate it. As Ray Takeyh, an Iran expert with the Council on Foreign Relations puts it, "Khamenei has created a politics where it's hard for him to compromise." But so has