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Name: Special Forces

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 39 mins ago - 6 reports

Barack Obama

Obama limits drone use

WASHINGTON (NBC) -President Obama said Thursday the terrorist threat has changed and our fight against it should be scaled back."A perpetual war, through drones or Special Forces or troop deployments, will prove self-defeating," Mr. Obama said. "This ... [Published KTIV - 48 mins ago]

Entities: Drone, Barack Obama, Threat, Al-Qaeda

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 40 mins ago - 14 reports

Taliban

Pakistani Taliban claim credit for deadly attack in Quetta

Pakistani security forces comb through the burned out wreckage of a vehicle in Quetta, following a deadly roadside bomb attack targeting a police convoy on May 23, 2013. The explosion killed at least 11 police and two civilians. (Photo by AP). The ... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Quetta, Taliban, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan), Pakistan

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 reports

Body of Footless Torture Victim Unearthed near US Special Forces Base in Afghanistan

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Laborers digging a water ditch just 200 yards from a former US Special Forces outpost in Afghanistan discovered the body of a missing Afghan man, Sayid Mohammad, who was last seen being taken to the base after being taken into custody ... [Published HighBeam Research - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Special Forces, Afghanistan, Torture

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Obama's Empty Rhetoric

Like the "War on Drugs," a rhetorical phrase that the Obamaadministration has rejected even while continuingto wage the policy it describes , many ongoing activities of thegovernment he presides over came under verbal attack from PresidentBarack Obama ... [Published REASON Online - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Barack Obama, Drone, War On Drugs, Guantánamo Bay

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

Pakistan Roots Seen in Moscow Terror Plot

Rossia-1A screen grab from state television showing police cordoning off an area of Orekhovo-Zuyevo during a raid Monday. Suspected militants targeted this week in a deadly raid outside Moscow as they purportedly plotted an attack on the city received ... [Published Moscow Times - May 22 2013]

Entities: Moscow, North Caucasus, Pakistan

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

USSOCOM US Special Operations Command

McRaven Sets Future Course for Special Ops Command

By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press ServiceTAMPA, Fla., May 22, 2013 – After 12 years of unprecedented demand for special operations forces capability worldwide, the commander of U.S Special Operations Command is shaping his forces for the future based ... [Published Elites TV - May 22 2013]

Entities: Special Forces, USSOCOM US Special Operations Command, Special Operations

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 4 reports

Body of Footless Torture Victim Unearthed Near US Special Forces Base in Afghanistan

Body of Footless Torture Victim Unearthed Near US Special Forces Base in Afghanistan Body of Footless Torture Victim Unearthed Near US Special Forces Base in Afghanistan TEHRAN (FNA)- Laborers digging a water ditch just 200 yards from a former US Special ... [Published Dogma and Geopolitics - May 22 2013]

Entities: Special Forces, Afghanistan, Torture

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 8 reports

Bin Laden death photos will NOT be released as U.S. court rules they must stay classified

By A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death and that the government did not need to release them.The unanimous ruling ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 22 2013]

Entities: Usama bin Laden, Judicial Watch, Tom Fitton, United States

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Law Enforcement Equipment Provider Offers Custom Patches and Plaques

) â Special Forces Gear is offering patches, tabs, and plaques. The can customize the items based on the customers' specifications. Clients can choose from different styles of patches like the Plate Carrier/Gear Patch, the 12x10â Custom Text Security ... [Published Pressbox.co.uk - May 22 2013]

Entities: Special Forces, Security

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 6 reports

Militants held in Nigeria

Kaduna - The Nigerian military arrested 120 suspected Boko Haram militants in Borno State on Monday, in a sweep to curb the insurgency in the country’s north-east.The extremists were arrested during a funeral rite in the Borno capital, Maiduguri, for ... [Published IOL - May 21 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Military/Armed Forces, Kaduna, Maiduguri

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Russia foils possible terror act

BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Russia’s counter-terrorism agency has said its special forces killed two militants and detained a third believed to have been planning a terrorist act in Moscow.A spokesman for the National Anti-Terrorist Committee, said ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 21 2013]

Entities: Russia, Counter-Terrorism, Special Forces, Acts of Terrorism

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Court arrests suspected terrorist detained outside Moscow on Monday

Moscow's Lefortovsky Court has sanctioned the arrest of Robert Amerkhanov, whom Federal Security Service (FSB) special forces detained in Orekhovo-Zuyevo outside Moscow on Monday."At the investigation's request, Amerkhanov has been taken into custody ... [Published Voice of Russia - May 21 2013]

Entities: Tumblr Inc, Moscow, FSB Federal Security Service of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev, Arrests

Quotes

"To somehow argue that Al Qaeda is quote "on the run" comes from a degree of unreality that, to me, is really incredible" argued Arizona's Senator John McCain

Obama limits drone use [Published KTIV - 48 mins ago]

"Given my administration's relentless pursuit of al Qaeda's leadership, there is no justification beyond politics for Congress to prevent us from closing a facility that should never have been opened" the president said

Obama: U.S. will keep deploying drones [Published ClickOnDetroit.com - 1 hour ago]

Eyewitness Irshad Ali said the blast "was so loud, we thought something had fallen from the sky." The bomb completely destroyed the police vehicle, leaving little more than twisted sheets of metal

Pakistani Taliban claim credit for deadly attack in Quetta [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - 1 hour ago]

"America does not take strikes to punish individuals – we act against terrorists who pose a continuing and imminent threat to the American people, and when there are no other governments capable of effectively addressing the threat. And before any strike is taken, there must be near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured – the highest standard we can set."

President Obama defends use of drones, calls on Congress to close Guantanamo Bay (poll) [Published al.com - 1 hour ago]

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Blogs

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Pakistani Taliban claim credit for deadly attac... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - 1 hour ago] Pakistani security forces comb through the burned out wreckage of a vehicle in Quetta, following a deadly roadside bomb attack targeting a police convoy on May 23, 2013. The explosion killed at least 11 police and two civilians. (Photo by AP). The ...
The President Explains His ‘Policy Shift’ on Ar... [Published The Moderate Voice - 1 hour ago] In a major speech at the National Defense University in Washington, President Obama explained and defended his administration’s use of armed drones in the war on terror, outlined the legal basis behind their use and announced steps and standards for ...
The Obama Doctrine Reborn [Published The League of Ordinary Gentlemen - 2 hours ago] No Driving Blind today. Instead, everyone should take some time to read and consider the President’s speech on foreign policy from earlier. Full remarks below, It’s an honor to return to the National Defense University. Here, at Fort McNair, ...
Obama's Empty Rhetoric [Published Hit & Run - 3 hours ago] Like the "War on Drugs," a rhetorical phrase that the Obama administration has rejected even while continuing to wage the policy it describes , many ongoing activities of thegovernment he presides over came under verbal attack from PresidentBarack Obama ...
Obama – The Future of our Fight against Terrori... [Published Politisite - 3 hours ago] The Future of our Fight against Terrorism Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery National Defense University May 23, 2013 As Prepared for Delivery — It’s an honor to return to the National Defense University. ...

Audio/Video

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Afghan Special Forces to Fight Side by Side [Published 3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - Apr 28 2013]
Kony vs. bin Laden [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Apr 15 2013]
Video: Kony vs. bin Laden [Published Latest 60 Minutes Headlines - CBS News - Apr 14 2013]
A look at Special Forces in Afghanistan [Published CNN.com - Video - Apr 05 2013]
Indonesia's elite soldiers kill prisoners [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 05 2013]

Press Releases

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