Ghosts of Guantánamo
The word haunting the austere courtroom was torture. Torture not only tormented the perpetrators; it has delayed justice for the families of 9/11 victims.
Thirteen recently declassified cables reveal interrogators’ attempts to turn detainees into collaborators in the war against Al Qaeda.
A new book by Obama’s ambassador to the U.N. won't honestly tell us what she saw on the mountaintop because she wants to get back there.
Bolton’s most lasting impact may be the fallout from his open contempt for international institutions.
Voices
Afghanistan does not have an easy solution but there is no point in U.S. forces staying in the country to continue their merciless forever war.
The U.S. government’s Terrorist Screening Database included roughly 1.2 million people as of 2017, among them about 4,600 U.S. citizens or green card holders.
The new movie starring Keira Knightley as a British whistleblower is equally inspiring, demoralizing, hopeful, and enraging.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
The restrictions could significantly limit public understanding of efforts to try the alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks.
Court documents released after a request by The Intercept shed light on a former Trump associate and longtime government informant’s past.
Special Operations forces named an outpost “Castle Black” after the “Game of Thrones” citadel. The U.S. has around 800 overseas bases.
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