http://www.news24.com/Tags/People/john brennan Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:12:31 +0200 US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have insisted Bashar Assad must step down amid a flurry of moves to organise peace talks. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Obama-and-Erdogan-demand-Assad-step-down-20130517 John Brennan has been sworn in as the director of the CIA, becoming the third key member of President Barack Obama's new national security team. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Brennan-sworn-in-as-CIA-chief-20130308 The US Senate has confirmed John Brennan as CIA director after the White House doused a fierce debate over the potential use of domestic drones. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Obama-welcomes-Brennans-CIA-confirmation-20130308 The US Senate has voted to proceed with the nomination of John Brennan to be President Barack Obama's next director of the CIA. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Brennan-clears-Senate-hurdle-20130307 A Republican senator is seeking to block President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the CIA, saying he would speak as long as it takes to do so, citing concern about drone strikes on US soil. http://www.news24.com/World/News/CIA-pick-Senator-speaks-for-hours-20130307 CIA Director-designate John Brennan has strongly defended anti-terror attacks by unmanned drones under close questioning at a protest-disrupted confirmation hearing. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Brennan-defends-US-drones-at-hearing-20130208 The US has authorised the killing of US citizens as part of its controversial drone campaign against al-Qaeda. http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-memo-justifies-drone-killings-20130205 A secret legal review has concluded the US president has the power to order pre-emptive cyberstrikes if credible evidence suggests a major digital attack is imminent from abroad, a report says. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/US-may-use-pre-emptive-cyberstrikes-20130204 US President Barack Obama has nominated controversial former Republican senator Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon and hard-nosed counter-terrorism czar John Brennan to head the CIA. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Hagel-draws-fire-in-Obama-security-revamp-20130107 President Ali Abdullah Salh has met with Obama's counter terrorism adviser according to Yemen TV . http://www.news24.com/World/News/President-Saleh-meets-Obama-envoy-20110710 US President Barack Obama has sent out his top White House anti-terror advisor to assure Americans that everything possible is being done to keep them safe from attack over Christmas. http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-vigilant-for-holiday-terror-attack-20101222 Hezbollah has slammed the comments made by US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, accusing the militant group of having more weapons than most governments in the world. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Hezbollah-slams-Gates-remarks-20100428 President Barack Obama's top counter terrorism advisor says the US faces "serious and significant" cyber threats that could compromise national security. http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-faces-cyber-threats-20100207 President Barack Obama's counter terrorism advisor says he's not aware of any credible terrorist threats against the Super Bowl. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Super-Bowl-security-prepared-20100207 The top US counter terrorism advisor says he's tired of others criticizing the administration's actions concerning the Christmas airliner bomb plot. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Obama-advisor-tired-of-critics-20100207