The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Create Deepfake Internet Users
The Department of Defense wants technology so it can fabricate online personas that are indistinguishable from real people.
1,210 posts found for ‘iran’
NBC Rejects Trump Voice but Embraces War Party
Ronna McDaniel is unhired, but NBC still pays retired generals and admirals who have a personal stake in what they “analyze.”
Secret U.S. Military Presence in Yemen Adds a Twist to Houthi Attack on Israel
If the Israel–Hamas war spreads to Yemen, U.S. Special Operations troops stationed there could create geopolitical complications.
Washington’s TikTok Ban Hypocrisy: Internet Censorship Is Good, Now
With the Supreme Court approving the TikTok ban, the U.S. is embracing the type of internet authoritarianism it long opposed.
Bernie Sanders Lost Vote to Block Arms for Israel, Says U.S. Is “Funding the Starvation of Children in Gaza”
Sanders’s resolutions to block arms sales to Israel gained momentum, but ran headlong into White House opposition.
Missiles and Drones Among Weapons Stolen From U.S. in Iraq and Syria
Documents reveal “sensitive weapons and equipment” were taken — and the Pentagon may be unaware of the scope of the thefts.
U.S. Citizens in Lebanon “Abandoned” by the State Department as Israel Invades
The State Department coordinated massive evacuations from Lebanon in 2006 and Egypt in 2011. What’s different now?
A Gay Palestinian Fled to Israel’s “Safe Haven.” Israel Tried to Exploit Him for Intelligence.
Israel bills itself as a haven for LGBTQ+ rights. Its bureaucratic system can further endanger queer Palestinian asylum-seekers.
America’s Unwavering Support for Israel Fuels Iran-Backed “Axis of Resistance”
Israel’s war on Gaza unites Hezbollah, Hamas, the Syrian government, the Houthis in Yemen, and armed groups in Iraq and Syria.