Drone Strikes in Burkina Faso Killed Scores of Civilians
A new Human Rights Watch report details “apparent war crimes” in attacks that killed 60 civilians in crowded marketplaces and at a funeral.
National Security
Blinken Visits Nigeria as Questions Swirl About Civilian Deaths and U.S. Security Ties
A State Department official said a drone strike that killed 120 Nigerians was no “attack” and urged press to focus on “fun” aspects of the secretary of state’s tour.
Pensions for the “Deep State”: Republicans Push Benefits for Air America, the CIA’s Secret Vietnam-Era Airline
Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Glenn Grothman want to recognize the contribution of Air America, the CIA airline that supported secret wars in Laos and Cambodia.
Israel’s War on Gaza
The Houthis May Have Checkmated Biden in Red Sea Standoff
The hardened Yemeni rebel force can’t be deterred without risky and costly U.S. escalations.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Biden Admin Deployed Air Force Team to Israel to Assist With Targets, Document Suggests
Guidance for officers deployed to Israel appears to show the U.S. military providing intelligence for airstrikes in Gaza.
Undercover FBI Agents Helped Autistic Teen Plan Trip to Join ISIS
Four FBI agents posing as ISIS members began chatting online with Humzah Mashkoor when he was 16 years old. He was arrested on terrorism charges weeks after his 18th birthday.
Rep. Sara Jacobs Urges Pentagon to Make Amends to Family of Drone Strike Victims
Despite admitting the U.S. killed civilians in a 2018 attack in Somalia, the Pentagon has neither apologized nor offered compensation.
Making a Killing
New Bills Aim to Block U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE Amid Concerns of Regional Conflict
Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced the resolutions in an effort to hold the countries accountable for human rights abuses.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Exclusive: Israeli Military Censor Bans Reporting on These 8 Subjects
The highly unusual, English-language order for the Gaza war breaks from the secretive and informal way IDF censorship normally works.
Barring Speakers Under U.S. Sanctions Puts Ideas Off-Limits, Say Free Speech Advocates
“The question at the core of the case is what control the U.S. government has over the American mind.”