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Clinton offers small incentives for Burma’s reforms

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By William Wan - Dec. 01 (News Analysis) - The Burmese overture - and the U.S. response - are freighted with risk for both sides.

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Alleged Iran plot may have violated U.N. treaty

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Jeremy Pelofsky - Oct. 13 (News Analysis) - An alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States may have violated a U.N. treaty protecting diplomats and could escalate the crisis to an international court.

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Judge: Corporate donations ban unconstitutional

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - May. 27 (Breaking News) - A judge has ruled that the campaign finance law banning corporations from making contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional. In a ruling issued late Thursday, U.S. District Judge James Cacheris tossed out part of the indictment against two men accused of illegally reimbursing donors to Hillary Clinton's Senate and presidential campaigns.

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Osama bin Laden: US responds to questions about killing's legality

Tue, 03 May 2011 08:34:33 -0700

The Guardian - By Owen Bowcott - May. 03 - Doubts remain over manner in which al-Qaida figurehead died but US officials defend Barack Obama's actionThe chorus of official applause from international leaders over the death of Osama bin Laden has failed to silence doubts about the killing's legality.Despite widespread backing for the raid, there is a growing demand for the precise legal basis of the US operation to be explained, particularly given the absence of prior debate in the UN security council.Some are asking was it an "execution" or an "assassination"?The immediate justification for the killing was that the head of al-Qaida had long ago declared war on the US and other nations."In war you are allowed to attack your enemy," a US embassy spokesman in London said.Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, echoed Barack Obama's assertion, stating: "Osama bin Laden is dead and justice has been done."A more thorough explanation of the legal basis was given last year by Harold Hongju Koh, legal adviser at the US state department.He told a meeting of the American Society of International Law: "Some have argued that the use of lethal force against specific individuals fails to provide adequate process and thus constitutes unlawful extrajudicial killing."But a state that is engaged in an armed conflict or in legitimate self-defence is not required to provide targets with legal process before the state may use lethal force."The principles of distinction and proportionality that the US applies are …implemented rigorously throughout the planning and execution of lethal operations to ensure that such operations are conducted in accordance with all applicable law."He added: "Some have argued that our targeting practices violate domestic law, in particular, the longstanding domestic ban on assassinations."But under domestic law, the use of lawful weapons systems – consistent with the applicable laws of war – for precision targeting of specific high-level belligerent leaders when acting in self-defence or during an armed conflict is not unlawful, and hence does not constitute 'assassination'."John Bellinger III, who served as the state department's senior lawyer during George W Bush's second term as president, also insisted the strike was legitimate."The killing is not prohibited by the longstanding assassination prohibition in executive order 12333 [signed in 1981] because the action was a military action in the ongoing US armed conflict with al-Qaida and it is not prohibited to kill specific leaders of an opposing force," he wrote."The assassination prohibition also does not apply to killings in self-defence."The executive branch will also argue that the action was permissible under international law both as a permissible use of force in the US armed conflict with al-Qaida and as a legitimate action in self-defence, given that Bin Laden was clearly planning additional attacks."Human rights groups have reacted with caution. "Osama bin Laden took credit for and supported acts around the world which amounted to crimes against humanity," said Claudio Cordone, senior director at Amnesty International."He also inspired others to commit grave human rights abuses. His death will put an end to his role in organising or inspiring such criminal acts."We do not know the full circumstances of his killing and the others with him and we are looking into that."One area of anxiety is the suggestion that the intelligence needed to locate Bin Laden's refuge might have been obtained through torture of suspects detained at Guantánamo Bay or other secret holding centres.Whether or not the Pakistan government authorised the assault on its territory might technically affect the legality of the operation under international law.But the enthusiastic support of the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, for the killing is likely to silence any critical voices in the security council."The death of Osama bin Laden … is a watershed moment in our common global fight against terrorism," Ban said. "Personally, I am very much relieved by the news that justice has been done."Osama bin Ladenal-QaidaPakistanHillary ClintonUS politicsUnited StatesUnited NationsAmnesty InternationalBan Ki-moonGlobal terrorismInternational criminal justiceObama administrationUS foreign policyUS militaryOwen Bowcottguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

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Clinton: Shutdown would hurt GOP but might not be 'traumatic' for economy

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Michael O'Brien - Apr. 04 (News) - A government shutdown might not have a "traumatic" effect on the economy, former President Bill Clinton said Monday.

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Clinton: No military action in Syria for now

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Face the Nation - By Lucy Madison - Mar. 28 (News) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said this weekend that the U.S. was not currently poised to send U.S. military forces into Syria, noting that while "we deplore the violence in Syria," the situation there could not be equated to that of Libya.

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U.S. Won't Intervene in Syria as Assad Differs From Qaddafi, Clinton Says

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Bloomberg - By Nicole Gaouette, Gopal Ratnam - Mar. 27 (News) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. won’t enter into the internal conflict in Syria the way it has in Libya.

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Pressure Mounts on All Parties in Afghan War to Begin Talks

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By ALISSA J. RUBIN - Mar. 16 (News Analysis) - Some Taliban leaders have signaled that they would be open to talks if their security could be guaranteed, and the United States is quietly reducing obstacles to talks.

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Hillary Clinton not on board for second term

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Jennifer Epstein - Mar. 16 (News) - Hillary Clinton really, really, really doesn’t want to be president or vice president, or to become defense secretary or to continue serving as secretary of state if President Barack Obama is elected to a second term, she made clear in an interview Wednesday.

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Bradley Manning comment costs State Department spokesman his job

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Brad Knickerbocker - Mar. 13 (News Report) - State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley resigned over controversial comments he made about the treatment of alleged WikiLeaks source US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning.

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U.S. to send aid team to eastern Libya; Clinton to meet rebel representatives

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Karen DeYoung, Edward Cody - Mar. 11 (News Report) - The White House announced Thursday that it will send a government aid team into rebel-held parts of Libya and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she will meet next week with representatives of the transition council, moves that edged the Obama administration closer to the formal Libyan opposition.

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Bruce Friedrich: U.S. Citizens Forced to Abandon Their Dogs in Egypt

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Bruce Friedrich - Feb. 05 (Opinion) - This leaves the terrified evacuees with an impossible choice: leave their beloved companions behind to face certain death, or risk their own lives by remaining in Egypt in order to stay with their animals.

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Cables Show Delicate U.S. Dealings With Egypt’s Leaders

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Mark Landler, Andrew W. Lehren - Jan. 28 (News Report) - The cables, which cover the first year of the Obama presidency, leave little doubt about how valuable an ally Mr. Mubarak has been, detailing how he backed the United States in its confrontation with Iran, played mediator between Israel and the Palestinians and supported Iraq’s fledgling government, despite his opposition to the American-led war.

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Clinton says she won't commit to serving second term at State

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Michael O'Brien - Jan. 19 (News) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she hasn't committed to serving a second term in the Obama administration and is looking forward to an eventual return to private life.

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Clinton Tries to Keep Gulf From Easing Iran Sanctions

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Mark Landler - Jan. 10 (News Report) - The secretary of state is urging Iran’s neighbors to keep up pressure despite reports that the country’s progress toward a nuclear bomb has been delayed.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Reality Check

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:21:04 -0800

New York Times - By By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN - Dec. 11 (Opinion) - America must get out of the way so Israelis and Palestinians can see clearly, without any obstructions, what reckless choices their leaders are making.

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Clinton Moves to Ease Tensions on Kyrgyz Base

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Mark Landler - Dec. 02 (News Report) - On a Central Asian tour that has taken Mrs. Clinton to two authoritarian states, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, as well as a fledgling democracy, Kyrgyzstan, there has been palpable tension between her advocacy of human rights and democracy, and the need for the United States to preserve strategic relationships in a volatile part of the world.

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The WikiLeaks Cables: Small Revelations That May Cause a Big Idea to Take Hold

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Arianna Huffington - Dec. 01 (Opinion) - Let's start with what the U.S. embassy cables released by WikiLeaks this weekend are not. They are not, as Hillary Clinton claimed, "an attack on America's foreign policy interests" that have endangered "innocent people." And they are not, as Robert Gibbs put it, a "reckless and dangerous action" that puts at risk "the cause of human rights." And they do not amount to what the Italian foreign minister, in one of the sorrier moments in the history of hyperbole (or is it hysteria?), deemed the "September 11 of world diplomacy."

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Belarus to Relinquish Uranium Stockpile

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Mark Landler - Dec. 01 (News) - The Obama administration scored a victory in its drive to curb the worldwide spread of nuclear material with an agreement on Wednesday by the hard-line former Soviet republic, Belarus, to surrender its stockpile of highly enriched uranium by 2012.

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A Superpower's View of the World

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Der Spiegel - Nov. 28 (News Analysis) - 251,000 State Department documents, many of them secret embassy reports from around the world, show how the US seeks to safeguard its influence around the world. It is nothing short of a political meltdown for US foreign policy.

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Finally, a Hillary rumor that makes sense

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Salon - By Steve Kornacki - Oct. 07 (Opinion) - Hillary for vice president in 2012 makes no sense. But Hillary for president in 2016 has long made plenty of plenty of sense.

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Israeli minister warns of new offensive against Gaza

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:54:42 -0700

Daily Telegraph - Sep. 15 - Cabinet minister given warning after Palestinian militants launch the most sustained barrage of rocket and mortar fire in 18 months.

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U.S. to Impose New Sanctions on North Korea

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Jay Solomon - Jul. 21 (News) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Obama administration will enact new economic sanctions on North Korea aimed at disrupting Pyongyang's weapons and contraband trade, and targeting the finances of its elite.

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In Russia, Clinton to Meet on Arms

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Mark Landler - Mar. 18 (News Report) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Moscow on Thursday to meet Russian leaders and try to push negotiations across the finish line.

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Obscure Law Could Cost Hillary Clinton Her Cabinet Post

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Mother Jones - By Stephanie Mencimer - Feb. 23 (Special Report) - Conspiracy theorists who previously started the 'birther' lie, are now targeting Clinton's eligibility for office over an obscure provision in the Constitution related to salary.

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