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KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - NOVEMBER 13: Palestinians including children are brought to Nasser Hospital for treatment aftermath of Israeli attack in Khan Yunis, Gaza on November 13, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

Biden’s Legacy Should Be Forever Haunted by the Names of Gaza’s Dead Children

Jeremy Scahill

- Nov. 14, 2023

Biden’s support for the terror bombing of Gaza continues his long history as a steadfast supporter of Israel’s greatest crimes.

Mourners at a mass funeral look up and weep as the roar of jet engines drown out their wails in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 30, 2021. Fighter jets circled the hilltop cemetery where members of the Ahmadi family were burying 10 of their own - seven of them children - all victims of a U.S. drone strike. A full day before the U.S. military withdrawal approached its conclusion, death continued to haunt the war-torn country. The airstrike came in the wake of an airport bombing on Aug. 26 carried out by ISIS-K militants. The United States military claimed initially that it was targeting an alleged Islamic extremist who posed the threat of carrying out a similar attack. A month later, it reversed its position, but the Pentagon decided no American troops would be punished. Left to grieve and wonder, Emal Ahmadi could not understand how it could be that a family could die and no one be held accountable.

Drone Wars

For a Century, the American Way of War Has Meant Killing Civilians

Nick Turse

- Nov. 12, 2023

Indiscriminate airstrikes have been a U.S. hallmark from the “banana wars” to the forever wars.

Drone Wars

Secret Pentagon Investigation Found No One at Fault in Drone Strike That Killed Woman and 4-Year-Old

Nick Turse

- Nov. 12, 2023

The U.S. military has neither compensated nor apologized to relatives of the woman and child it acknowledges killing in 2018.

SAPIR, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 11: A view of the Israeli cyber company NSO Group branch in the Arava Desert on November 11, 2021 in Sapir, Israel. The company, which makes the spyware Pegasus, is being sued in the United States by WhatsApp, which alleges that NSO Group's spyware was used to hack 1,400 users of the popular messaging app. An US appeals court ruled this week that NSO Group is not protected under sovereign immunity laws. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Demands “Urgent” Meeting With Blinken Amid Gaza War Lobbying Effort

Georgia Gee

- Nov. 10, 2023

NSO Group has pushed to be taken off a U.S. blacklist since 2021. Now, citing the threat of Hamas, it’s trying to cozy up to the Americans.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chris Knaute, a deployed Air Refueling Squadron commander, prepares to unload cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., after its arrival at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 23, 2023. The KC-135 provides aerial refueling support to U.S. and partner nations. The U.S. along with partner nations, operate a highly agile fighting force, leveraging the most advanced platforms to deter aggression and ensure stability in the region. These KC-135s were reassigned from MacDill AFB, Fla., to Fairchild, but the unit insignia has not been updated on the nose of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

Israel’s War on Gaza

U.S. Weapons Transfers to Israel Shrouded in Secrecy — but Not Ukraine

Ken Klippenstein

- Nov. 7, 2023

The Biden administration put out a three-page list of arms for Ukraine, but information on weapons sent to Israel could fit in one sentence.

Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 31, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

Counterterror Director Used Hamas Attack to Justify Mass Surveillance Program Renewal

Daniel Boguslaw

- Nov. 6, 2023

The U.S. intelligence community is facing calls to reform the spying tool known as 702, which is set to expire at the end of the year.

A general view taken on January 23, 2017 from the Palestinian West Bank village of Rafat shows the Israeli Jewish settlement of Leshem. / AFP / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH (Photo credit should read JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

Local Construction Firm for Secret U.S. Base in Israel Also Built an Illegal Settlement

Ken Klippenstein, Jason Paladino

- Nov. 3, 2023

Y.D. Ashush, which got a piece of the $35 million Pentagon contract, built a new settlement community on stolen Palestinian land.

SANA'A, YEMEN - SEPTEMBER 21: Yemen's Houthi group held a military parade, commemorating the 9th anniversary of their takeover of the capital Sana'a, on September 21, 2023 in Sana'a, Yemen. A military parade was held to commemorate the 9th anniversary of the group's control of Yemen's capital Sana'a, with a marching of thousands of uniformed fighters, armored cars, naval vessels, ballistic missiles, drones, and jets. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

Secret U.S. Military Presence in Yemen Adds a Twist to Houthi Attack on Israel

Ken Klippenstein

- Nov. 2, 2023

If the Israel–Hamas war spreads to Yemen, U.S. Special Operations troops stationed there could create geopolitical complications.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, hand off cargo to the Israeli military, at Nevatim Base, Israel, Oct. 15, 2023. The mission provided the Israel Defense Forces with additional resources, which includes vital munitions, and emphasized the United States’ unwavering and ironclad support for both the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli people. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airmen Edgar Grimaldo)

Israel’s War on Gaza

U.S. Quietly Expands Secret Military Base in Israel

Ken Klippenstein, Daniel Boguslaw

- Oct. 27, 2023

Government documents pointing to construction at a classified U.S. base offer rare hints about a little noted U.S. military presence near Gaza.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks about the Debt Ceiling during a press conference at the US Capitol on January 25, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Rand Paul Wants U.S. Troops Out of Niger

Nick Turse

- Oct. 25, 2023

The senator’s proposal would require Biden to withdraw forces from the West African nation within 30 days.

National Security

Biden’s Legacy Should Be Forever Haunted by the Names of Gaza’s Dead Children

For a Century, the American Way of War Has Meant Killing Civilians

Secret Pentagon Investigation Found No One at Fault in Drone Strike That Killed Woman and 4-Year-Old

Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Demands “Urgent” Meeting With Blinken Amid Gaza War Lobbying Effort

U.S. Weapons Transfers to Israel Shrouded in Secrecy — but Not Ukraine

Counterterror Director Used Hamas Attack to Justify Mass Surveillance Program Renewal

Local Construction Firm for Secret U.S. Base in Israel Also Built an Illegal Settlement

Secret U.S. Military Presence in Yemen Adds a Twist to Houthi Attack on Israel

U.S. Quietly Expands Secret Military Base in Israel

Rand Paul Wants U.S. Troops Out of Niger

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National Security

Biden’s Legacy Should Be Forever Haunted by the Names of Gaza’s Dead Children

For a Century, the American Way of War Has Meant Killing Civilians

Secret Pentagon Investigation Found No One at Fault in Drone Strike That Killed Woman and 4-Year-Old

Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Demands “Urgent” Meeting With Blinken Amid Gaza War Lobbying Effort

U.S. Weapons Transfers to Israel Shrouded in Secrecy — but Not Ukraine

Counterterror Director Used Hamas Attack to Justify Mass Surveillance Program Renewal

Local Construction Firm for Secret U.S. Base in Israel Also Built an Illegal Settlement

Secret U.S. Military Presence in Yemen Adds a Twist to Houthi Attack on Israel

U.S. Quietly Expands Secret Military Base in Israel

Rand Paul Wants U.S. Troops Out of Niger

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