Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
Clapper widens audience for Benghazi tape
The Obama administration's intelligence chief on Wednesday held a classified briefing on Capitol Hill in which he showed House members security camera footage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Published December 5, 2012
Families want to know what happened in Benghazi
The father of a former Navy SEAL killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, says he learned the details of his son's bravery not from the Obama administration, but in an email from an American whose life was saved by his son. Published December 4, 2012
U.S. communications equipment to Syria opposition ‘spy-proof’
The State Department on Thursday insisted that the communications equipment it has provided to opposition groups in Syria is capable of resisting penetration from spies working for Syrian President Bashar Assad. Published November 29, 2012
Obama ‘proud’ of Rice, GOP still skeptical
President Obama said Wednesday that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan E. Rice has been "extraordinary" as he sought to boost the embattled diplomat's prospects on Capitol Hill, where she has been trying to smooth the way for a possible promotion to secretary of state but has stumbled in meetings with key Republican senators. Published November 28, 2012
Obama, Pena-Nieto greet an era of wider cooperation
Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto praised President Obama on Tuesday for pursuing a softer posture toward illegal immigrants in the United States and said he hopes to work with U.S. officials to reduce the number of Mexicans crossing the border illegally. Published November 27, 2012
Morsi’s power grab tests U.S. post-revolt tolerance
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's power grab presents a unique opportunity for the Obama administration to take a firm position on what the United States will tolerate from post-Arab Spring governments, foreign-policy analysts say. Published November 26, 2012
Incoming leader of Mexico set for White House visit
U.S. immigration reform, U.S.-Mexican drug-control policies and the possibility of opening Mexico's state-controlled energy sector to foreign investment are among Tuesday's discussion topics when Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto visits the White House. Published November 26, 2012
State Department review board on Benghazi attack works in secrecy
The Accountability Review Board probing the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is subpoenaing documents and conducting interviews behind a veil of secrecy inside the State Department. Published November 18, 2012
U.S. role in Asian Pacific region not very clear
To hear the Obama administration tell it, the motivations behind the current U.S. foreign policy pivot to Asia couldn't be more obvious. Published November 15, 2012
Obama looks to Asia as trade markets beckon south
President Obama's postelection trip to Southeast Asia presages a greater second-term focus on that region, but some foreign-policy analysts say that shouldn't distract from the need to build better alliances with U.S. neighbors, which could be key to restoring the nation's sluggish economy. Published November 12, 2012
Obama win doesn’t change Hillary Clinton’s plans to step down
The State Department on Wednesday said Tuesday's election results don't change Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's plans to step down. Published November 7, 2012
ELECTION 2012: Third-party candidacies: Rarely successful, often influential
Despite the vast ideological landscapes and political freedoms that set the United States apart from much of world, the 2012 presidential election has been, like so many American elections of the past 150 years, ultimately a two-party contest. Published November 6, 2012
Libertarian Johnson expects to impact Obama-Romney results in Ohio, Colorado
He still doesn't get much attention from the mainstream media, but Libertarian presidential candidate Gary E. Johnson could be the key to who wins the White House on Tuesday — especially if he takes votes away from Barack Obama or Mitt Romney in Ohio or Colorado. Published November 5, 2012
Maine Democrats crown King
Maine has made headlines as far away as California this year for playing host to one of the nation's most convoluted and unique U.S. Senate races — a three-way contest defined as much by the blurring of party lines as the seemingly endless flow of cash into the state from outside sources seeking to manipulate the outcome. Published November 4, 2012
Clinton ‘not surprised’ by Syrian cease-fire failure
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday said she is "not surprised by the failure" of the latest cease-fire between Syrian military forces and rebel factions seeking the ouster of President Bashar Assad. Published October 31, 2012
Clinton: U.S. wants Algeria to play key role in Mali intervention
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed optimism Monday that Algeria could play a key role in a growing international push toward a military intervention in Mali, where recent months have seen an al Qaeda-linked extremist group seize control of an area roughly the size of California. Published October 29, 2012
GOP on attack over new Benghazi emails
Congressional Republicans on Wednesday spotlighted a newly revealed email that shows Obama administration officials were told within hours of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that an al-Qaeda-inspired militant group had claimed responsibility for the assault. Published October 24, 2012
Foreign-policy fencing is Romney pivot point
Foreign-policy analysts have pointed to Mitt Romney's apparently calculated effort in Monday night's debate to tone down his previously hawkish posture on foreign policy, but on one issue, the Republican nominee pulled few punches; namely, in criticizing President Obama for not doing enough to stem the spread of extremism in the Muslim world. Published October 23, 2012
Maine independent in lead to replace Snowe
Many voters in Maine, echoing sentiments expressed around the country, think Washington has been broken by extreme left- and right-wing partisanship. But unlike in the rest of the country, one man is riding high in the polls here by claiming that he's got just the medicine to fix it. Published October 22, 2012
Ambassador Stevens warned of Islamic extremism before Benghazi consulate attack
Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, in a diplomatic cable from Libya last June, cited the apparent rise of "Islamic extremism" and the spotting of "the Al Qaeda flag" over buildings outside the city of Benghazi, where he and three other Americans were ultimately killed in an attack on Sept. 11. Published October 20, 2012
