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Obama Speech to Outline Drone, Guantánamo Policy

HeadlineMay 20, 2013

The White House has announced President Obama will deliver a speech at National Defense University in Washington, D.C., on Thursday on a wide number of counterterrorism issues. Obama will discuss the legal framework underpinning national security efforts including the drone program. He will also address the status of Guantánamo Bay, where more than 100 foreign nationals are on hunger strike against their indefinite imprisonment.

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