A 13-Year-Old Boy and Other Yemeni Civilians Were Killed in U.S. Drone Strikes This Month
Counterterror strikes have been eclipsed by the horrors of the Saudi-led war in Yemen, but U.S. drones are killing many people who have no Al Qaeda ties.
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The Reality Winner Prosecution Relies on Secrecy and Fearmongering
The former NSA contractor's bail appeal shows how the government is treating her unlike almost anyone ever charged under the Espionage Act.
Russia Sows Doubts Over Chemical Attack in Syria, Aided by Pro-Trump Cable Channel
An obscure San Diego cable channel got access to the site of a suspected chlorine gas attack in Syria before chemical weapons inspectors did.
Before He Was FBI Director, Chris Wray Supervised an Investigation That Found Erik Prince Likely Broke U.S. Law
As corporate lawyers in 2016, Wray and Rod Rosenstein’s top deputy, Rob Hur, probed the Blackwater founder’s paramilitary aircraft plans. What happens now?
Why Did the U.S. and Its Allies Bomb Libya? Corruption Case Against Sarkozy Sheds New Light on Ousting of Gaddafi.
The former French president is accused of accepting campaign cash from the Libyan leader. The rush to bomb Gaddafi gets a necessary second look.
How Donald Trump Is Trying to Blow Up the Iran Nuclear Deal
Trump wants to undo the Iran deal despite potential consequences, ranging from U.S. isolation to Iranian nuclear proliferation.
Blowback: How U.S. Drones, Coups, and Invasions Just Create More Violence
In the first of a six-part video series on U.S. foreign policy and blowback, Mehdi Hasan shows how drone strikes create more enemies than they kill.
Israel's "Safe Zone" Is Creeping Farther Into Syria
Through NGOs and local rebel groups, Israel's influence is extending deeper into Syria — tightening its grip on the occupied Golan Heights.
The White Supremacy Court Upholds the Muslim Ban
Two prominent Muslim-Americans weigh in on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Donald Trump’s Muslim ban.
Intercepted Podcast: The Distraction in Chief
While the media overwhelmingly focuses on Trump and Russia, Yemen is dying, covert ops are spreading, and war is raging.