Read more national security stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/66/national-security.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:20:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71571/cheney-group-raises-cash-to-save-us-from-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLiz Cheney’s new nonprofit launched its first online video today, kicking off fundraising for its anti-Obama campaign. Keep America Safe is dedicated to opposing what Cheney describes as Obama’s “radical” foreign policy. “Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, you want the nation to be strong and so many steps...http://www.newser.com/story/71571/cheney-group-raises-cash-to-save-us-from-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 9:27:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71155/jones-emerges-as-strong-voice-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJim Jones’ rocky start in the Obama administration as national security adviser now seems like a thing of the past. Where once Jones lamented publicly that he was unsure of his role, he has now settled in as a top administration voice, wielding his four-star clout in the Pentagon and...http://www.newser.com/story/71155/jones-emerges-as-strong-voice-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70791/mukasey-nows-no-time-to-weaken-patriot-act.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe arrests last week of Najibullah Zazi and other terror suspects should make lawmakers think twice about making intelligence-gathering more difficult for those trying to keep America safe from terrorist attacks, writes Michael Mukasey. Congressional Democrats are considering imposing new requirements on Patriot Act provisions when they come up for...http://www.newser.com/story/70791/mukasey-nows-no-time-to-weaken-patriot-act.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 5:53:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70439/daughter-liz-revives-the-cheney-brand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMove over, Sarah Palin and Megan McCain—the GOP’s newest rising star is Liz Cheney, “our favorite vice president’s daughter,” as she was touted at a recent conservative gathering. Cheney—an outspoken proponent of “enhanced interrogation” who has said “waterboarding isn’t torture”—is “a red state rock star,” one event...http://www.newser.com/story/70439/daughter-liz-revives-the-cheney-brand.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 7:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70410/bush-redux-runaway-exec-power-traps-obama-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge W. Bush expanded executive power to an extreme degree, but he wasn't an exception, writes historian Garry Wills. Since World War II, the presidency has accrued massive, unintended authority—controlling nuclear weapons, intelligence agencies, and a worldwide military network under "the cult of the commander in chief." Barack Obama...http://www.newser.com/story/70410/bush-redux-runaway-exec-power-traps-obama-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 7:34:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68368/cia-refuses-to-hand-over-interrogation-records.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CIA has refused to hand over any more documents relating to its Bush-era interrogation and detention programs, the New York Times reports. The agency told a federal judge that dozens of documents, including communications from secret prisons and agency assessments of the programs' legality, must remain secret in the...http://www.newser.com/story/68368/cia-refuses-to-hand-over-interrogation-records.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 1:22:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68233/us-still-lacks-translators-in-vital-languages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly eight years have passed since 9/11, but national security agencies remain disturbingly low on translators for crucial dialects, the Washington Times reports. In Afghanistan and Pakistan, al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives email and text-message each other freely in languages the CIA largely ignored before 2001. "I can't explain it," says...http://www.newser.com/story/68233/us-still-lacks-translators-in-vital-languages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 14:03:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66819/obama-rarely-mentions-war-terrorism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo listen to Barack Obama speak, you might think he was a peacetime president, rather than one with more than 100,000 troops in the field, write Zachary Abrahamson and Eamon Javers for Politico. They pored over nearly every one of the half-million-plus words Obama has said publicly as president,...http://www.newser.com/story/66819/obama-rarely-mentions-war-terrorism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 10:23:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66366/white-house-sought-to-weaken-whistleblower-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration appears to have attempted to water down the whistleblower protection law the president himself championed on the campaign trail. In an e-mail obtained by the Washington Times , a lawyer in the White House counsel's office sent a new draft of the bill to the Senate. That draft...http://www.newser.com/story/66366/white-house-sought-to-weaken-whistleblower-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 13:08:40 CDT