The Persistent Influence of Trump’s “Shadow Adviser” Erik Prince
Jeremy Scahill and Matthew Cole discuss the new Erik Prince developments and the security contractor’s role in Trump world.
National Security
FBI and San Francisco Police Have Been Lying About Scope of Joint Counterterrorism Investigations, Document Suggests
An FBI white paper reveals how the bureau’s loose rules directly undermined San Francisco’s law and policy.
A CIA-Backed Militia Targeted Clinics in Afghanistan, Killing Medical Workers and Civilians
The secretive, pro-government forces are known for rolling into villages at night and leaving a trail of death and destruction.
All the President’s Crimes
Republicans Accuse Colonel Vindman, a Jew Who Fled Soviet Persecution, of Dual Loyalty
To attack Vindman, Republicans resorted to an old smear tactic: questioning the loyalty of a citizen who fled Soviet persecution of Jews as a child.
Voices
Everyone Is Denouncing the Syrian Rebels Now Slaughtering Kurds. But Didn't the U.S. Once Support Some of Them?
It’s a lazy, cynical rewriting of history to pretend these groups have nothing to do with the U.S., or were never backed by the U.S., in their current form.
An American Citizen Was Detained While Trying to Pay a Customs Fee on a Gift for His Daughter
The incident, involving a Muslim man and two family members, saw CBP stretch the law “beyond recognition,” said a civil liberties attorney.
Rudy Giuliani Turned NY’s Southern District Into a Spin Machine. His Legacy Is Coming Back to Haunt Him.
Giuliani’s entire post-government life has been a case study in ethical adventurism, if not actual criminal conduct.
The Threat Within
Informant Reveals FBI’s Already Vast Powers to Investigate Right-Wing Extremists
“I was just a human recording machine paid by the government to go into people’s lives and befriend them and find out what they were thinking.”
Trump Sent Attorney General William Barr to Rome in Search of a Deep State Plot. Italian Intelligence Says There’s Nothing There.
Italian spies have told their government that they didn’t have a relationship with Joseph Mifsud, a mysterious professor at the heart of the Mueller probe.
Trump's Chaotic Syria Exit Puts Anti-War 2020 Democrats in a Delicate Spot
How to end U.S. military commitments without repeating Trump’s calamitous withdrawal would be an obvious question for Tuesday night’s Democratic debate.