President Obama To Deliver A Major Counterterrorism Speech At 2:00 PM EST

Drones, Guantanamo Part Of Broad Obama Counterterrorism Speech -- CBS

President Obama on Thursday will deliver a major speech on his counterterrorism policies, addressing everything from drone strikes and the status of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, to continuing efforts to fight al Qaeda and the legal framework for the continuing "war on terror."

In the substantive speech to be delivered at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., Mr. Obama will announce plans to restart transfers of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to third countries. Before their transfer, the prisoners would have to be cleared for release, and the U.S. would have to be satisfied that an oversight and monitoring program is in place. The president will lift the prohibition on potential transfers to Yemen, but Congress may attempt to block this move.

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White House official: Obama to defend drone use, Guantánamo closure -- Miami Herald
Obama speech to address counterterrorism measures -- Washington Post
Obama to address Guantánamo and drones in major defence speech -- The Guardian
Obama to detail terrorism policy including drone attacks and Guantánamo Bay prison -- Christian Science Monitor
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Barack Obama to set out US drone policy -- BBC
Obama, in a Shift, to Limit Targets of Drone Strikes -- New York Times
Obama to speak on legality of drone program, key strategy in counter-terrorism efforts -- Washington Post/AP
Obama to Outline Legal Framework for Drone Strikes on Terrorists -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Debate Aside, Number of Drone Strikes Drops Sharply -- New York Times
Obama Restarts Bid to Close Guantanamo -- Wall Street Journal
Obama to announce new effort to close Guantanamo Bay -- Jillian Rayfield, Salon
At Guantanamo, a costly confinement -- CNN
Experts Weigh In on Challenges of Closing Guantanamo Prison -- Voice of America
What to Look for in Obama’s Counterterrorism Speech -- Amy Davidson, New Yorker
Obama’s drone speech will probably be maddening -- Alex Pareene, Salon

WNU Editor: We will be covering President Obama's speech live at 14:00 EST.