What Kamala Harris Meant by “Most Lethal Fighting Force” in Her DNC Speech
The Pentagon buzzword can apply to anything from missiles to pepperoni pizzas inside the military — while papering over the corpses that “lethality” produces.
National Security
Senator Calls U.S. Support for Saudis a “National Disgrace” After Intercept Reveals Unpaid Debt to Pentagon
Saudi Arabia won’t pay the U.S. back for fueling its warplanes as it bombed Yemen, but the U.S. recently resumed weapons sales to the kingdom.
A Presidential Ticket That Supports the War Powers Act?
Presidents tend to resist the checks put in place after Vietnam, but in the past Harris and Walz asserted Congress’s authority over war-making.
The U.S. Fueled Saudi Jets Bombing Yemen. Now the Saudis Won’t Pay Their Gas Bill.
The U.S. just resumed sales of bombs and missiles to the Gulf state, which still owes $15 million for jet fuel from its war on Yemen.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Ex-Guantánamo Detainee Forcibly Repatriated to Russia Despite Fears of Torture
Ravil Mingazov spent the last seven years in the UAE as part of a secret U.S. deal that was said to bar further transfers with risks of abuse.
The U.S. Has Dozens of Secret Bases Across the Middle East. They Keep Getting Attacked.
An Intercept investigation found 63 U.S. bases, garrisons, and shared facilities in the region. U.S. troops are “sitting ducks,” according to one expert.
Israel’s Lebanon Blitz
U.S. Poured Billions of Military Aid Into Lebanon. Now Israel Threatens to Invade.
The U.S. is warning Israel against launching all-out war on Hezbollah — while continuing to send Israel unconditional military aid.
U.S. Has Never Apologized to Somali Drone Strike Victims — Even When It Admitted to Killing Civilians
The families of civilians killed by the U.S. in Somalia share their ideas of justice in a new report. The Pentagon has no response.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Negotiations Are Underway for Guantánamo’s “Forever Prisoner” From Gaza to Be Released
Abu Zubaydah’s lawyer told a military review board that an unnamed country could admit the 22-year prisoner and surveil him for perpetuity.
The U.S. Says a Far-Right Ukrainian Army Unit Can Now Get Aid. A Photo Shows Training Was Already Happening.
The administration says the “Azov Brigade” is separate from the old, Nazi-linked “Azov Battalion.” The unit itself says they’re the same.