Taliban Peace Talks Must Not Ignore CIA-Funded Afghan Militias, Report Says
“If cut loose by the CIA,” the report notes, militias “may be reborn as private armies or ‘security guards’ in the service of powerful individuals.”
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To Fight White Supremacist Violence, Let's Not Repeat the Mistakes of the War on Terror
National security experts are calling for a war on terror akin to the fight against Al Qaeda and ISIS. But that campaign has been a disaster.
For Years, Reporters Questioned the Terror Prosecution of Hamid Hayat. Now He's Been Freed.
The case against Hamid Hayat was “absurd on its face” and representative of the government’s abusive post-9/11 counterterrorism prosecutions.
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Here Are Five Lies About Iran That We Need to Refute to Stop Another Illegal War
The Trump administration is lying about Iran and its nuclear program. The media has to debunk this false drumbeat for war.
U.S. Generals Worry About Rising Russian and Chinese Influence in Africa, Documents Show
In testimony obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, the current and former heads of U.S. Africa Command sketched out their concerns.
The Sharpest Lens on the Arab World Belongs to the Arab Women Reporting There
“Our Women on the Ground,” a new anthology of essays, brings much-needed nuance to coverage of the Middle East and North Africa.
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Why New Laws Against White Supremacist Violence Are the Wrong Response to El Paso
The notion that existing terrorism laws apply only to those who commit violence on behalf of groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS is flat-out false.
From El Paso to the War on Terror, the Dangers of Historical Amnesia
The forces of violent displacement and division are again at work in the borderlands — and in the White House.
Donald Trump and Fox News Warned of a Migrant "Invasion" Before El Paso Gunman Struck
The president and his favorite news channel have both promoted the racist conspiracy theory cited by the attacker in El Paso, of a migrant “invasion.”
The Trump Administration Is Using the Full Power of the U.S. Surveillance State Against Whistleblowers
An examination of court filings in all seven leak cases filed under Trump yields a detailed picture of how the government tries to unmask confidential sources.