Team of American Hackers and Emirati Spies Discussed Attacking The Intercept
Spies working for the United Arab Emirates discussed the attack with operatives at controversial firm DarkMatter.
National Security
Making a Killing
UAE Enlisted Businessman to Spy On Trump White House
Rashid al-Malik reported to UAE intelligence on the Trump administration’s Middle East policy as part of a broader influence effort.
Amazon Offered Job to Pentagon Official Involved With $10 Billion Contract It Sought
In chasing the JEDI contract with the U.S. government, Amazon allegedly negotiated signing bonuses and stock options with a DOD official.
The Media Loves This UFO Expert Who Says He Worked for an Obscure Pentagon Program. Did He?
There is no discernible evidence that Luis Elizondo ever worked for a government UFO program, much less led one.
Snowden Archive
Meltdown Showed Extent of NSA Surveillance — and Other Tales From Hundreds of Intelligence Documents
Internal NSA reports reveal the exploits of a secret commando unit, new details of a joint venture with the CIA, and spying against Middle Eastern satellite internet.
Snowden Archive
Mission Creep: How the NSA’s Game-Changing Targeting System Built for Iraq and Afghanistan Ended Up on the Mexico Border
The revolutionary NSA system merged different sources of electronic surveillance to rapidly map enemy fighters. The ramifications are still being felt.
Is “Terrorist Recidivism” Real?
Those who believe the release of “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh poses a new threat to our collective safety simply haven’t been paying attention.
Making a Killing
The Trump Administration Is Declaring a Fake Emergency to Sell Weapons to Saudi Arabia
The administration wants to use an obscure state-of-emergency provision to sell billions of dollars in weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Voices
The Indictment of Julian Assange Under the Espionage Act Is a Threat to the Press and the American People
If the government gets to define journalism, what’s to stop it from making similar rulings about any outlet whose coverage it doesn’t like?
Charging Julian Assange With Espionage Could Make His Extradition to the U.S. Less Likely
British authorities will have to decide whether to send the WikiLeaks founder to stand trial in the United States for publishing true information.