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The article states that a debate between several U.S. presidential candidates representing the U.S. political party the Republican Party focused on U.S. national security, counterterrorism, and the role of the U.S. in world affairs on December 15, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the article, the debate highlighted disagreements between U.S. senators and presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, and a strong attack of New York real estate magnate and candidate Donald Trump by former Florida governor and candidate Jeb Bush.

The article states that several U.S. counterterrorism intelligence officials believed that individuals behind the November 13, 2015, Paris, France, terrorist attacks utilized encrypted communications, which prompted an examination of U.S. data collection and surveillance policy in the U.S. Senate. According to the article, U.S. senator Richard Burr announced that the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee would investigate encryption use and U.S. senator Tom Cotton introduced legislation extending a telephone data-collection program.

The article states that the U.S. Senate passed the U.S. legislation the USA Freedom Act on June 2, 2015, which was then signed by U.S. president Barack Obama. According to the article, the legislation reauthorized provisions of the legislation the USA Patriot Act and phased out a bulk telephone records program administered by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). The article states that the legislation would force the U.S. government to request telecommunications data from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

The article states that U.S. president Barack Obama was considering shifting U.S. strategy against the terrorist organization Islamic State, also known as ISIL, following Islamic State's military gains in Ramadi, Iraq, and Syria in mid-May 2015. According to the article, the Obama administration suggested that fighting against the Islamic State could last over three years. The article presents comments from White House spokesman Josh Earnest, U.S. senator Lindsey Graham, and 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

The article states that U.S. president Barack Obama initiated stricter rules for the U.S. drone program in 2013 in an attempt to reduce the risk of civilian casualties, but secretly approved a waiver permitting the U.S. agency the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to have flexibility from such restrictions in the use of drones in Pakistan. According to the article, a U.S. drone strike killed U.S. and Italian aid workers Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto during a January 15, 2015, raid against a compound operated by the Islamic terror group al Qaeda.

The article discusses the deployment of U.S. special-operations forces such as U.S. Navy SEALs and U.S. Army Green Berets across the world. According to the article, U.S. special-forces units have landed in 81 countries beginning in 2014, most in order to train local commandos in fighting techniques against terror organizations such as al Qaeda, Boko Haram, and al-Shabaab, and diplomacy, part of U.S. president Barack Obama's plan to reduce U.S. reliance on traditional warfare.

The article discusses a failed attempt to rescue U.S. aid worker Warren Weinstein prior to his January 2015 death following a U.S. drone strike against a compound controlled by the Islamic terrorist group al Qaeda. According to the article, Weinstein's captors received a ransom payment to free him. The article also discusses criticism of U.S. counterterrorism strategies.

The article states that U.S. development expert Warren Weinstein and Italian aid worker Giovanni Lo Porto were killed by a U.S. drone strike during a January 2015 attack against a compound operated by the Islamic terrorist group al Qaeda in Pakistan. According to the article, Weinstein and Lo Porto were hostages in the compound. The article states that U.S. president Barack Obama took responsibility for the deaths of the hostages, but that Weinstein's family expressed disillusionment at U.S. and Pakistani approaches to Weinstein's capture and imprisonment.

The article reports that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is focusing on helping businesses' cyberterrorism defense following the cyberattack on entertainment company Sony Pictures Entertainment. Topics include details on the role of Sony's film "The Interview" in prompting the hacking, the effect of linkages to the Internet with items such as electric grids and thermostats on cyber security, and mention of Michael Daniel's role as the U.S. Cybersecurity Coordinator.

The article discusses how the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) took U.S. aid worker and army veteran Peter Kassig hostage and then killed him. Topics include how this act has led to debate within the U.S. government about whether to send troops to fight ISIS, how ISIS is taking foreign aid for Syrian refugees and distributing it among ISIS followers, and Kassig's work in Syria with the aid organization he founded Special Emergency Relief and Assistance.

The article discusses fundamentalist Islamic preacher Sven Lau. German intelligence official Burkhard Freier says Lau is a radical who has encouraged German youth to fight on behalf of Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq, claims Lau denies. Lau and an associate are being tried for allegedly having inspired a 37-year-old man to join radicals in the Middle East. Additional consideration is given to legal difficulties encountered by German authorities as they seek to thwart such actions.

The article examines the political debate over information gathering practices by the U.S. government. Counterterrorism officials argued in favor of a government program to collect information on U.S. citizens, regardless of any suspected criminal activity. The U.S. attorney general has approved rule changes that allow the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) to access and analyze citizen records under the Freedom of Information Act.

The article reports that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has given the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and armed forces more authority to conduct air attacks with drone aircraft against suspected terrorists of the al-Qaeda organization in Yemen. Air strikes were authorized against anonymous suspects thought to be al-Qaeda members, but attacks against insurgents against Yemen's government were not authorized.

The article reports that a group of high-ranking officers of Yemen's armed forces have joined the political opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh which has been staging large demonstrations. The possibility of civil war between the opposition and elements of the armed forces which still support Saleh is discussed, as are implications for U.S. terrorism prevention efforts against al Qaeda terrorist located in that country.

The article reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. Special Operations Forces are positioning surveillance equipment and drone aircraft for possible strikes against suspected members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a group affiliated with al Qaeda based in Yemen. The agencies are also preparing for drone aircraft attacks on al Shabaab, an Islamic militant movement in Somalia.

The article reports that New York City police are seeking a white male in his 40s in connection with a failed car bombing in Times Square in that city on May 1, 2010. The man's picture was taken by a surveillance camera in the area. The improvised explosive device (IED), made from firecrackers, gasoline, and propane canisters, could have created a large fire in the crowded neighborhood.

The article reports that U.S. President Barack Obama said that U.S. intelligence services had failed to act on information which would have prevented the failed jet transport bombing by Umar Farouk Adbulmutallab on December 25, 2009. Obama stated that the intelligence services had access to information which would have prevented Abdulmutallab from boarding the jet plane, but had failed to evaluate it properly.

The author offers opinions on U.S. terrorism prevention and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He argues that the interrogation of terrorism suspects by the CIA which involved techniques described by some critics as torture were necessary and resulted in the prevention of attacks which could have resulted in thousands of deaths.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of Justice revealed in a filing in federal court that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had destroyed 92 video tape recordings of interrogations of suspected terrorists, a larger number than previously had been known. The filing was part of a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) seeking information on the anti-terrorism practices of the administration of former President George W. Bush.

This article reports on Great Britain's police community-support officer program. The officers cannot arrest or search suspects, nor do they carry any weapons, but the program has been instituted to help confront and find would-be terrorists. The community-support officers would patrol neighborhoods searching for suspicious activity, and build trust in the British government. Criticism of the program is also given.

The article discusses a secret, far-reaching program which the U.S. Treasury Department has been using to track suspected terrorist financing. The Terrorist Finance Tracking Program allows the government access to records of international financial transfers. The subpoenas the U.S. uses to access the records are based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which deals with economic sanctions.

The article reports on the move of U.S. President Barack Obama, rejecting calls to changes his strategy in Syria against the terrorist group Islamic State despite the terrorist attack in Paris, France in November 2015.

The article reports on an agreement between U.S. and China regarding the prevention of cyberattacks that steal corporate records for economic benefit.

The article reports on the mistaken shooting of tourists by Egyptian forces conducting anti-terrorism operations in Cairo on September 13, 2015.

The article reports on the national security law enforced by the Chinese government aimed at countering threats to China's government, sovereignty, national unity, which is the latest effort to crack down activism and dissent in the country that is also viewed as a threat to foreign investment.

The author criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama for his failing attempt to defeat the Islamic State, arguing that the key to diminishing the terrorist group's appeal is to roll back its self-declared caliphate.

The author comments on the accidental killing of two Western hostages in a U.S. drone strike on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in January 2015, and its negative implications for U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's program targeting terrorists around the world.

The article reports that soldiers in Cameroon have continued fighting the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, particularly in the northern city of Kolofata, in 2015.

The article offers information on U.S. President Barack Obama's strategy to prevent cyberattacks in the U.S. in 2015.

The article discusses the U.S. government's plans for laws and executive actions to increase corporations' defenses against cyberattacks, with mention of U.S. President Barack Obama's legislation proposals and mention of the security breaches at companies such as retailer Target and entertainment company Sony Pictures Entertainment.

The author argues that the U.S. government is responsible for cyberdefense and protecting intellectual property, confidential information, and Americans' interests from cyberterrorists around the world, focusing on the powers and duties of U.S. President Barack Obama and the nation's Congress.

The article discusses how the Pakistani Parliament's debate regarding the establishment of military courts to try terrorism suspects has revived a rift between judges and government officials in Pakistan, and it also mentions Pakistani counterterrorism efforts and concerns about military powers.

The article discusses Indonesian President Joko Widodo's announcement that his government was reaching out to various Muslim organizations in Indonesia for help in reducing the threat of terrorism by Islamic extremists, focusing on information about social media and a police antiterrorism campaign.

The article reports that U.S. Senators are urging U.S. President Barack Obama to find a new congressional authority for the launch of military strikes in Iraq and Syria in attempts to replace the 13-year-old Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF).

The article discusses the development of programs by the U.S. government to deter young Americans from joining jihadist movements such as the Islamic State, focusing on the threat posed by violent extremism.

The article discusses the U.S. government's counterterrorism military plan against the Sunni jihadist terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria which involves airstrikes and military training of fighters in the countries.

The article discusses the different approaches in the U.S. government's counterterrorism efforts against Westerners in the Sunni jihadist group Islamic State and Great Britain's counterterrorism strategy with mention of the threats associated with Western Islamic State members.

The author discusses his experiences with U.S. immigration bureaucracy while trying to take his family on a vacation from Belgium to America, focusing on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's alleged denial of his travel authorization due to his apparent role as a "suspected terrorist."

The article discusses the use of drones by the U.S. military as of July 2014, including White House counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke's support of using Predator drones to survey al Qaeda camps and the use of a Predator drone in November 2011 to kill al Qaeda's military commander Muhammad Atef.

The author argues that the administration of the U.S. President Barack Obama should not ignore the territorial gains of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group as of 2014 because the organization could conquer regions of the Kingdom of Jordan as well as regions in Syria and Iraq.

The article discusses the policies of the U.S. President Barack Obama in detaining and trying suspected terrorists, focusing on the interrogation of the alleged Islamist militia leader Ahmed Abu Khattala on a ship as of June 2014 and arguing that a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba should be used.

The article discusses the counterterrorism offensive launched by the Iraqi government against Sunni insurgents belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham in response to that group's attack on the cities of Beiji and Mosul as of June 19, 2014.

The article discusses U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's proposed defense budget in February 2014 which is reportedly designed to turn the American military's attention away from the Afghan War and toward cyberthreats from China and various al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist groups in Africa.

The article discusses U.S. raids in Libya and Somalia that were intended to capture alleged terrorists in October 2013, focusing on the implications of the raids for U.S. military policy which, according to the article, may involve unilateral strategies.

The article discusses a possible review of U.S. counterterrorist policies in Africa after the 2013 Westgate mall shootings in Kenya, and mentions the influence of the militant group al Qaeda in Africa, civilian attacks in Nigeria, and U.S. security and diplomatic aid to law enforcement in Kenya.

The article reports on the counterterrorism strategy of the Pakistani government as of August 2013 after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took office in June 2013, discussing the country's ambivalence on supporting the U.S. war on terror and its relations with India.

The article reports that both Democratic and Republican lawmakers oppose aspects of U.S. President Barack Obama's proposed reforms to the U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance programs, with Republicans claiming more oversight will slow antiterrorism efforts and Democrats asking for more protection of civil liberties.

The author argues that, although the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the Russian president Vladimir Putin share interests in preventing Islamist terrorism, there is little common ground between the U.S. and Russia on humanitarian issues in Syria and the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

The article discusses the nomination of John Brennan as head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), with information on scrutiny of Brennan for the use of drones in targeted killings of terrorists during Brennan's role as a counterterrorism adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama.

The article provides information on Operation Candle, an annual police security campaign in Indonesia designed to protect Christians attending Christmas Eve church services from terrorist attacks motivated by religious intolerance.