Making a Killing
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Support for human rights abuses and tyranny — not opposition to it — is a staple of U.S. foreign policy. Standing alone, how can anyone believe that the same government that lavishes the Saudi regime with support is waging war or using other forms of violence in order to stop human rights abuses?
Over the years, Savage has proved a tireless chronicler of the controversies over civil liberties and war powers under Obama.
The Saudi-led bombing campaign across Yemen is hitting civilians and adding to an already desperate humanitarian crisis.
No one in the military or CIA is exactly sure who ordered the very first drone killing, in October 2001 in Afghanistan, says a new book by investigative journalist Chris Woods.
A spokesman for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was recently killed in a U.S. drone strike. A former journalist and dedicated jihadist, Muhannad Ghallab offered a rare window into a demonized group.
A top-secret U.S. intelligence document obtained by <em>The Intercept</em> reveals that the U.S. military base in Ramstein, Germany plays a critical role in the drone program.
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