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Jeh Charles Johnson

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Name: Jeh Charles Johnson

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Obama?s Low Bar for Drones Transparency

loading...by Micah ZenkoMay 29, 2013I had a column published at Foreign Policy today that analyzes the divergence between what President Obama said about drone strikes in his counterterrorism speech last week, and what his senior aides selectively leaked ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 30 2013]

Entities: Drone, Military/Armed Forces, Barack Obama, United States

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Al-Qaeda

Itâs the Ideology, My Friends

Major General Michael Nagata is the Deputy Director for Special Operations/Counterterrorism on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. While that position represents many years of distinguished accomplishment in the military for which he should be congratulated, consider ... [Published Family Security Matters - May 24 2013]

Entities: Al-Qaeda, Jihad, Walid Phares, jihadist, Terrorists

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

MSNBC

Andrea Mitchell: 'More Than Any of Its Predecessors,' Obama Administration Has Targeted Journalists

Longtime MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell on Thursday lashed out at the Obama administration, complaining that " more than any of its predecessors in recent years [they have], gone after journalists." The usually Obama-friendly journalist complained that ... [Published NewsBusters.org blogs - May 23 2013]

Entities: Andrea Mitchell, Obama Administration, Jeh Charles Johnson, Guantánamo Bay, MSNBC

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Eric Holder

What we've learned from the Obama administration's past drone speeches

p>President Obama is giving a much-hyped counterterrorism address this afternoon at the National Defense University in which he'll announce new restrictions on drone strikes and targeted killings, and renew his push to shutter the Guantánamo Bay ... [Published FP Passport - May 23 2013]

Entities: Drone, Harold Koh, Jeh Charles Johnson, Eric Holder

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Programming notes

*** Thursday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up : Guest host Richard Lui interviews Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) about the West Point Bathroom Cam scandal. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) joins to discuss the fallout from the IRS scandal. “My Two Moms” ... [Published First Read - May 23 2013]

Entities: Alex Wagner, Andrea Mitchell, Richard Wolffe, Richard Lui, Kate Sheppard

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Barack Obama

Obama Speech Attempts to Fulfill Pledges For More Transparency

WHITE HOUSE — The Obama administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged the killing of four Americans in drone strikes. This came on the eve of a speech by President Barack Obama about the legal principles supporting use of drones against terrorist ... [Published VOA News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Drone, Jeh Charles Johnson, Detainee

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Ahead on the 5/22 Maddow show

Tonight's guests include:Wesley Lowery , reporter for the Boston Globe, live from OrlandoJeh Johnson, former Pentagon general counselRep. Carolyn Maloney , (D) New York, member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which held today’s ... [Published NBCNews.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Bill Wolff, Jeh Charles Johnson

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

House Republican Looking For More Democrats To Co-Sponsor Drone Oversight Bill

(Credit: Getty) The Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services committee said he is hoping to get more Democrats to co-sponsor a bill he introduced last week that seeks to provide oversight over the Obama administration’s counterterrorism policies. ... [Published Think Progress - May 14 2013]

Entities: "Mac" Thornberry, Drone, Military/Armed Forces, Obama Administration

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Former Obama Administration Lawyer Criticizes Opaque Targeted Killing Policy

The State Department’s former top lawyer on Tuesday offered an at times scathing critique of the Obama adminsitration’s lack of transparency related to the use of drones and other tools in waging a campaign of targeted killingn against alleged ... [Published Think Progress - May 09 2013]

Entities: Harold Koh, Drone, Obama Administration

First reported Mar 18 2013 - Updated Mar 18 2013 - 1 reports

On U.S. Drone Policies, Ex-Pentagon Lawyer Warns of “Erosion of Support”

Amid the roiling debate about the Obama administration’s drone program, a former top Pentagon lawyer is weighing in today on the wisdom of adding judicial oversight to the government’s targeted killing activities. In a speech at Fordham University this ... [Published Swampland - Mar 18 2013]

Entities: Jeh Charles Johnson, Drone, Erosion

First reported Jan 22 2013 - Updated Jan 22 2013 - 2 reports

Law Blog Fireside: Jeh Johnson On War, Zero Dark Thirty, and Paul Weiss

Law Blog chats with Jeh Johnson, former Department of Defense General Counsel, on his first day back at Paul Weiss. ... [Published Law Blog - Jan 22 2013]

Entities: Paul Weiss, Jeh Charles Johnson, Zero Dark Thirty

First reported Jan 04 2013 - Updated Jan 04 2013 - 2 reports

Maddow Fails to Question Former Top Pentagon Lawyer About Drones

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow had former Pentagon general counsel Jeh Johnson on her show Thursday night. The previous night she hyped up the exclusive interview, as he had not been on television since leaving his position at the Pentagon: …I am excited ... [Published Firedoglake - Jan 04 2013]

Entities: Rachel Maddow, Jeh Charles Johnson, Drone

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Obama?s Low Bar for Drones Transparency [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 30 2013]
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What we've learned from the Obama administratio... [Published FP Passport - May 23 2013]
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Ahead on the 5/22 Maddow show [Published NBCNews.com - May 23 2013]
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Can Obama End the 'Forever War'? [Published Yahoo! News - May 22 2013]
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Former Obama Administration Lawyer Criticizes O... [Published Think Progress - May 09 2013]
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CNN Washington AM Note [Published CNN Political Ticker - Mar 19 2013]
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Attorney General Holder: Prez Can Assassinate A... [Published Zero Hedge - Mar 06 2013]
Editors for Predators [Published Slate Magazine - Feb 08 2013]
Are today’s Drone Strikes still covered by the ... [Published Informed Comment - Feb 08 2013]
The One Question Congress Must Ask Before Confi... [Published Think Progress - Feb 06 2013]
Drone Strikes Test Legal Grounds for War on Terror [Published ProPublica: Articles and Investigations - Feb 06 2013]
EXCLUSIVE: Justice Department memo reveals lega... [Published First Read - Feb 05 2013]
Law Blog Fireside: Jeh Johnson On War, Zero Dar... [Published Law Blog - Jan 22 2013]
Law Blog Fireside: Jeh Johnson On War, Zero Dar... [Published WSJ.com: Law Blog - Jan 22 2013]
Former Obama Official Defends Drone Program, Ca... [Published Think Progress - Jan 22 2013]
Report: CIA will not have to abide by Obama adm... [Published St George West - Jan 22 2013]

Blogs

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Andrea Mitchell: 'More Than Any of Its Predeces... [Published NewsBusters.org blogs - May 23 2013] Longtime MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell on Thursday lashed out at the Obama administration, complaining that " more than any of its predecessors in recent years [they have], gone after journalists." The usually Obama-friendly journalist complained that ...
What we've learned from the Obama administratio... [Published FP Passport - May 23 2013] p>President Obama is giving a much-hyped counterterrorism address this afternoon at the National Defense University in which he'll announce new restrictions on drone strikes and targeted killings, and renew his push to shutter the Guantánamo Bay ...
Programming notes [Published First Read - May 23 2013] *** Thursday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up : Guest host Richard Lui interviews Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) about the West Point Bathroom Cam scandal. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) joins to discuss the fallout from the IRS scandal. “My Two Moms” ...
House Republican Looking For More Democrats To ... [Published Think Progress - May 14 2013] (Credit: Getty) The Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services committee said he is hoping to get more Democrats to co-sponsor a bill he introduced last week that seeks to provide oversight over the Obama administration’s counterterrorism policies. ...
Former Obama Administration Lawyer Criticizes O... [Published Think Progress - May 09 2013] The State Department’s former top lawyer on Tuesday offered an at times scathing critique of the Obama adminsitration’s lack of transparency related to the use of drones and other tools in waging a campaign of targeted killingn against alleged ...