http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/White_House_National_Security_CouncilFind stories, videos, and photos about White House National Security Council from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:46:25 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/White_House_National_Security_Council14433Find stories, videos, and photos about White House National Security Council from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/frum.administration.open/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/frum.administration.open/index.html#cnnSTCText"Transparency like you've never seen it before," the White House calls it.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/26/iran.election.moussavi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/26/iran.election.moussavi/index.html#cnnSTCTextMembers of Iran's influential National Security Council have told opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi that his repeated demands for the annulment of the June 12 election results are "illogical and unethical," state media reported.Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/townsend.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/townsend.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Washington Post recently reported that Gen. Jim Jones, President Obama's national security adviser, is reviewing plans to reorganize the White House National Security and Homeland Security councils.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/20/cia.coverup.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/20/cia.coverup.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top Republican lawmaker is accusing employees at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of blocking investigations into the downing of a missionary plane in Peru that killed two Americans in 2001.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/12/iran.missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/12/iran.missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran announced Wednesday that it successfully test-fired a "Sajil" missile -- a new generation of surface-to-surface missiles -- according to state-run media reports.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/afghanistan.review/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/afghanistan.review/index.html#cnnSTCTextA classified review of U.S. policy in Afghanistan is likely to judge that the United States is losing ground there, according to a government official involved with preparing the review.Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/japan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/japan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaro Aso, an outspoken politician and a former foreign minister, became Japan's new prime minister Wednesday after the powerful lower house of parliament overruled the upper house's choice for a leader.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/north.korea.60th.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/north.korea.60th.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been suffering from serious health problems, and may have had a stroke, a U.S. intelligence official told CNN Tuesday -- the same day Kim missed a parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Communist nation.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833503,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833503,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhat the lopsided conflict is teaching military strategists, policymakers and soldiers about fighting warsMon, 18 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/17/iran.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/17/iran.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran test-fired a rocket that it plans to launch later to carry a research satellite into space, state-run media reported Sunday.Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/30/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/30/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextScandal-hit Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Wednesday that he will not be his party's leader going into the next election.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/28/national.security.reform/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/28/national.security.reform/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe national security system is broken and needs major changes, according to a congressionally mandated study released Monday.Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/19/eu.cuba.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/19/eu.cuba.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTextMembers of the European Union decided Thursday to formally lift sanctions on Cuba, a spokeswoman for EU Secretary-General Javier Solana said.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:49:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20198914,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20198914,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe town gears up for the first daughter's weekend nuptials with commemorative itemsSun, 11 May 2008 18:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour of the 12 people wounded in the weekend bombing of an Islamabad restaurant are U.S. FBI agents, the bureau confirmed Sunday.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/15/albania.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/15/albania.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive people were killed and nearly 250 injured Saturday in a series of explosions at an Albanian army depot near the capital city of Tirana.Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1713634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1713634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFiring a missile to destroy a stricken space vehicle averts potential risk to people -- and eliminates any danger of its falling into the wrong handsFri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/eob.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/eob.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextFirefighters quickly doused a two-alarm fire Wednesday in the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which houses the vice president's ceremonial offices and the majority of the White House staff.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/17/saudi.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/17/saudi.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi King Abdullah has pardoned a rape victim who had been sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison in a case that sparked international attention, a Saudi newspaper has reported.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/12/lebanon.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/12/lebanon.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA high-ranking Lebanese army general and his bodyguard were killed in an explosion in Beirut's Christian suburb of Baabda Wednesday, military intelligence sources told CNN.Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/bush.mideast.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/bush.mideast.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President George W. Bush will travel to the Mideast in January as he pursues a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians during his final year in office, U.S. National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe has said.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/03/venezuela.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/03/venezuela.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelans, by the slimmest of margins, rejected a constitutional referendum that would have allowed President Hugo Chavez to seek re-election indefinitely and tightened socialism's grip on the oil-rich Latin American nation. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnder intense international pressure to restore democracy in Pakistan, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf announced Thursday that parliamentary elections will be held by Feb. 15 and restated his pledge to step down as the country's military leader.Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/07/georgia.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/07/georgia.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextGrowing tensions between Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia reached a new stage Wednesday as Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili declared a nationwide state of emergency and expelled several Russian diplomats.Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/myanmar.un/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/myanmar.un/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations said Friday it was "disappointed" that Myanmar's government had expelled a top U.N. diplomat, and the Bush administration condemned the action by the ruling military junta in the secretive Asian country.Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/13/iraq.sanchez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/13/iraq.sanchez/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former commander of coalition forces in Iraq issued a harsh assessment of U.S. management of the war, saying that American political leaders cost American lives on the battlefield with their "lust for power."Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1658588,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1658588,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe President learned something on his surprise Iraq trip: morale may be high in Anbar Province, but the troops are tired Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/20/senate.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/20/senate.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House asked for more time to produce documents regarding the legality of the Bush administration's no-warrant surveillance program Monday, but the chairman of the Senate committee that demanded them said "time is up."Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/17/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/17/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnderground efforts to rescue six trapped Utah miners were halted indefinitely Friday after a collapsing tunnel wall killed three rescuers, including a federal mine safety officer.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/21/guantanamo.meeting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/21/guantanamo.meeting/index.htmlA White House meeting on the future of the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility was canceled after the Associated Press reported that administration officials were "nearing a decision" to close the facility.Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/21/guantanamo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/21/guantanamo/index.htmlA White House meeting planned for Friday about the future of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility has been canceled after The Associated Press reported the Bush administration was "nearing a decision" to close the center.Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/08/gates.pace/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/08/gates.pace/index.htmlAnticipation of a "contentious" confirmation process on Capitol Hill prompted the decision to replace Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff when his term ends in September, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/27/markets/oil_spikes/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/27/markets/oil_spikes/index.htmU.S. crude futures briefly spiked over $5 a barrel in electronic trading late Tuesday on rumors that Iran fired on U.S. Navy warships.Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/10/iraq.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/10/iraq.troops/index.htmlPresident Bush has approved a request to deploy 4,400 additional U.S. troops to Iraq, officials said.Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/01/18/china.missile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/01/18/china.missile/index.htmlChina last week successfully used a missile to destroy an orbiting satellite, U.S. government officials told CNN on Thursday, in a test that could undermine relations with the West and pose a threat to satellites important to the U.S. military.Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/02/bush.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/02/bush.iraq/index.htmlPresident Bush is expected to announce his new Iraq strategy in an address to the nation early next week, several sources in Washington told CNN Tuesday.Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/06/iraq.change/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/06/iraq.change/index.htmlPresident Bush may be able to "announce a new way forward" in Iraq by the end of the year, his chief spokesman told CNN Wednesday night.Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/srilanka.bomb/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/srilanka.bomb/index.htmlA suicide bomber attacked the convoy of Sri Lankan defense secretary and brother to the president, Gothabaya Rajapaksa Friday, wounding 14 people, police said. Rajapaksa escaped unhurt.Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.insurgency/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.insurgency/index.htmlThe insurgency in Iraq is financially self-sustaining, pulling in millions of dollars a year from illegal activities and ransom payments, The New York Times reported on its Web site Saturday.Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/29/thailand.leader/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/29/thailand.leader/index.htmlThailand's ruling military junta, which seized power in a bloodless coup 10 days ago, has chosen a new prime minister for the interim government, but has not yet officially released the new leader's name.Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/30/victory.plan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/30/victory.plan/index.htmlIn an effort to address criticism that the United States has no clear plan for winning the war in Iraq, the White House Wednesday released a 35-page document that it says maps out the national plan for achieving victory.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.korea/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.korea/index.htmlSouth Korea -- a major supporter of President Bush's Iraq policy -- has announced plans to pull a third of its troops out of Iraq in 2006, a National Security Council spokesman said Thursday.Fri, 18 Nov 2005 05:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/06/cia.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/06/cia.tm/index.htmlSidelining the CIA A new White House memo excludes CIA director Porter Goss from National Security Council meetings The biggest changes in Washington often come about with just a few strokes of the pen. And so a dry, one-page internal memo quietly issued by the White House is being viewed as a kind of eulogy for the once mighty Central Intelligence Agency.Mon, 06 Jun 2005 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/16/iraq.memo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/16/iraq.memo/index.htmlClaims in a recently uncovered British memo that intelligence was "being fixed" to support the Iraq war as early as mid-2002 are "flat out wrong," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Monday.Tue, 17 May 2005 00:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/12/negroponte.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/12/negroponte.tm/index.htmlJohn Negroponte, the President's pick for the first Director of National Intelligence (DNI), hasn't even been confirmed for the job yet, but he is already facing serious turf battles in the U.S. intelligence community.Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/25/schuster.column/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/25/schuster.column/index.htmlOne of my bosses asked me a stumper this week. Who, she wanted to know, was the one person in the U.S. government in charge of going after Osama bin Laden and other terrorists?Wed, 26 Jan 2005 04:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/06/blackwill.resigns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/06/blackwill.resigns/index.htmlRobert Blackwill -- who is White House deputy national security adviser for strategic planning and President Bush's point man on Iraq -- told colleagues at the National Security Council on Friday that he was resigning, according to senior administration officials.Sat, 06 Nov 2004 19:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/17/whitehouse.intelligence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/17/whitehouse.intelligence/index.htmlPresident Bush has submitted legislation to Congress outlining his administration's vision of the power and role of the new national intelligence director.Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/04/detainee.swap.report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/04/detainee.swap.report/index.htmlTwo separate releases of prisoners last year were part of a secret prisoner swap that involved the United States, Saudi Arabia and Britain, The New York Times reported Sunday.Sun, 04 Jul 2004 23:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/22/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/22/iraq.main/index.htmlCoalition forces Tuesday night conducted the second strike within a week on a site in Fallujah believed to be a safe house for suspected terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a senior coalition official said.Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/21/iraq.hostage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/21/iraq.hostage/index.htmlSeoul says it will go ahead with its plan to deploy thousands of troops to Iraq despite a televised threat from militants to behead a South Korean hostage.Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/13/bush.highlights.5/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/13/bush.highlights.5/index.htmlQUESTION: Two weeks ago, a former counterterrorism official at the NSC [National Security Council], Richard Clarke, offered an unequivocal apology to the American people for failing them prior to 9/11. Do you believe the American people deserve a similar apology from you, and would you prepared to give them one?Wed, 14 Apr 2004 02:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/09/911.commission.memo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/09/911.commission.memo/index.htmlThe White House is working to declassify an intelligence memo that was the subject of heated questioning during national security adviser Condoleezza Rice's appearance before the 9/11 commission.Fri, 09 Apr 2004 11:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/08/911.commission.memo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/08/911.commission.memo/index.htmlThe Bush administration indicated Thursday it would seek to declassify an intelligence memo that was the subject of heated questioning at a hearing of the 9/11 commission.Thu, 08 Apr 2004 17:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/21/bush.terror/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/21/bush.terror/index.htmlThe White House is dismissing as a "red herring" charges from the administration's former counter-terrorism coordinator that President Bush has been more focused on Iraq than al Qaeda.Mon, 22 Mar 2004 01:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/taiwan.election.chinoy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/taiwan.election.chinoy/index.htmlAs campaigning for elections hits full swing across Taiwan the unfolding political drama is reverberating in capitals as far away as Beijing and Washington.Wed, 17 Mar 2004 01:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/14/oneill.author/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/14/oneill.author/index.htmlThe author of a new book that has put former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill at the center of a swirling controversy said Wednesday none of the documents he used in his research were classified.Wed, 14 Jan 2004 01:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/17/223316/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/17/223316/index.htmSurrounded by files and packing cartons, outgoing White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta is busy cleaning out his West Wing office these days. He seems palpably eager to get out of Washington and ...Mon, 17 Mar 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/05/11/69032/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/05/11/69032/index.htmThink you can make a quick buck selling secrets to the Russians? Think again. Judging from those spies who have been caught, the espionage game pays rather poorly and the penalties can be stiff (se...Mon, 11 May 1987 04:01:00 EDT