Voices
Trump Was Foolish to Invite the Taliban to Camp David but the War in Afghanistan Must End
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.
National Security
Secret Terrorism Watchlist Found Unconstitutional in Historic Decision
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 Best Movie Ever Made About the Truth Behind the Iraq War Is “Official Secrets”
The new movie starring Keira Knightley as a British whistleblower is equally inspiring, demoralizing, hopeful, and enraging.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Draconian Rules at Guantánamo Bay Would Have Violated Media's First Amendment Rights, News Outlets Say
The restrictions could significantly limit public understanding of efforts to try the alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks.
Unsealed Filings Detail Felix Sater's Work as an Intelligence Asset, With Significant Gaps
Court documents released after a request by The Intercept shed light on a former Trump associate and longtime government informant’s past.
U.S. Military Named Secretive Base in Syria After "Game of Thrones" Bastion
Special Operations forces named an outpost “Castle Black” after the “Game of Thrones” citadel. The U.S. has around 800 overseas bases.
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.”
Voices
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.
Voices
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.