What's a drone? How is US drone policy changing?
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's pledge to more narrowly restrict and monitor the country's use of drones to strike targets overseas may garner ...
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Neil Macdonald: How serious is Obama about curbing the drone surge?
In a key speech this week, the U.S. president set out a host of supposed new safeguards for America's controversial practice of remote-controlled ...
Obama's drone speech could improve Pakistan ties
ISLAMABAD — President Barack Obama's decision to impose more restrictive rules governing U.S. drone strikes and his prediction that they will be ...
Obama’s new drone guidelines still leave critics with unanswered questions
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S.
Drone program had largely run its course
By the time President Obama announced the new limits, the campaign had been scaled back sharply, because of criticism and waning targets.
Obama: U.S. at ‘crossroads’ in fight against terrorism
President Obama said Thursday that the United States has reached a “crossroads” in its fight against terrorism and that it is time to redefine and ...
Obama's speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
ISLAMABAD — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key ...
Would a US 'drone court' to authorize drone strikes be a good idea?
President Obama this week tentatively opened the door to the establishment of a drone court, to provide greater accountability for drone strikes on ...
Obama Keeps Distance From Torture Debate, At Least For Now
President Obama banned enhanced interrogation techniques, but he's largely avoided discussing whether the tactic ever produced valuable information.
Q & A: Answering Readers’ Queries on Drones
The Times's national security reporting team responded to readers' questions about drones ahead of President Obama's speech on counterterrorism ...