FBI Terrorism Stings: Two Decades of National Security Theater
Since 9/11, the FBI has used a tactic that often entraps people who pose no substantial risk — but rarely stops real threats.
National Security
The 9/11 Wars
9/11 and the Saudi Connection
Mounting evidence supports allegations that Saudi Arabia helped fund the 9/11 attacks.
The 9/11 Wars
How Post-9/11 Visions of an Imperiled Homeland Supercharged U.S. Immigration Enforcement
Two decades on, the creation of DHS stands out as the most significant domestic consequence of the war on terror.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Their Fathers Were Caught in the 9/11 Dragnet. Guantánamo Came to Define Their Lives.
The sons of two Guantánamo detainees speak about getting to know their fathers through sporadic calls and Google searches about the war on terror.
The 9/11 Wars
The Forever Wars Are Coming Home
If the people on the other side are extremists and terrorists, the sins of your own side can almost always be rationalized.
Voices
General Failure: How the U.S. Military Lied About the 9/11 Wars
For generals like David Petraeus and Lloyd Austin, there has been no punishment for 20 years of disinformation on Afghanistan and Iraq.
FBI Spy Planes Monitored a Single Suspect for Nearly 429 Hours
A federal court filing gives an unprecedented window into the FBI's use of spy planes for wall-to-wall surveillance on a suspect.
The 9/11 Wars
Over Two Decades, U.S. Global War on Terror Has Taken Nearly 1 Million Lives and Cost $8 Trillion
A new report from the Costs of War Project makes staggering estimates for the human and financial costs of the global forever wars.
U.S. Citizen in Afghanistan Was Desperate to Get Out — but the State Department Never Called Back
Prince Wafa, an Afghan American, fears for his life because of his work with the U.S. military.
Drone Wars
U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul Killed a Family — and Began a New Chapter of the War
Though U.S. forces are leaving Afghanistan, the war could continue with remotely controlled drone strikes — and even less accountability.