Drone Wars
Google Hedges on Promise to End Controversial Involvement in Military Drone Contract
In an email obtained by The Intercept, Google said it would still support an unnamed tech company’s takeover of the Project Maven contract.
National Security
Intercepted Podcast
The Secrets of American Power: Unitary Executive Theory, Guantánamo Bay Prison, and Extraordinary Rendition
Rep. Ro Khanna, author Jordan Carver, and reporters Charlie Savage and Carol Rosenberg are this week’s guests.
After 18 Years of War, the Taliban Has the Upper Hand in Afghanistan Peace Talks
For many observers, the negotiations register as a defeat — recognition that the Taliban has not only survived, but will be central to Afghanistan's future.
House of Representatives Orders Donald Trump to Stop Backing Saudi-led War in Yemen, Paving the Way for Decisive Senate Vote
Many in Congress came to see the resolution as a way of holding Saudi leadership accountable for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
What Happened in Douma? Searching for Facts in the Fog of Syria's Propaganda War
The next world war may begin with a grainy, contested, online image launched onto the pages of a newspaper that has recently sacked all its journalists.
Drone Wars
Google Hired Gig Economy Workers to Improve Artificial Intelligence in Controversial Drone-Targeting Project
Hired through an online gig economy platform, workers unknowingly helped Google improve its artificial intelligence military-targeting software.
Elliott Abrams, Trump's Pick to Bring “Democracy” to Venezuela, Has Spent His Life Crushing Democracy
The choice of Abrams sends a clear message: The Trump administration intends to brutalize Venezuela, while proclaiming our love for human rights.
Voices
There's a Better Battlefield for the War Against Trump's Lies: the Courts
The Truth-O-Meters aren't working. Instead, public interest groups are suing the Trump administration using the Information Quality Act.
Voices
Roger Stone Made His Name as a Dirty Trickster, but the Trump-Russia Cover-Up May Finally Bring Him Down
The latest special counsel indictment highlights Stone’s alleged efforts to alert the Trump campaign about hacked Democratic emails obtained by WikiLeaks.
Guantánamo Prisoner Says Judge Used Pro-Government Rulings to Curry Favor With the Justice Department
Lawyers for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri asked the D.C. Court of Appeals to take the extraordinary step of vacating decisions made under Col. Vance Spath.