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President Obama Speaks on Counterterrorism Policy

Obama To Announce Limits On Drones In Major Counterterrorism Speech

President Barack Obama on Thursday will outline his administration’s counterterrorism policy in a major speech to be given at National Defense University in Washington, D.C. at 2pm Eastern.

Obama will use the speech to announce new restrictions on unmanned drones, an announcement that comes on the heels of the U.S. government’s admission that it has killed four American citizens with drone strikes.

White House livestream:

Concluded: May 23, 2013 2:00 PM EDT

President Obama Speaks on Counterterrorism Policies, National Defense University, Washington, DC

UPDATED: Video, transcript and White House links below the fold.