Documenting Life Amid the Battle for Mosul
Photojournalist Cengiz Yar made a visual record of the suffering of Iraqi civilians as the U.S.-backed Iraqi army fought ISIS in vicious urban combat.
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Terrorism Smear Campaign Against Democratic Contender for Congress Run By Saudi Lobbyist
Former GOP Sen. Norm Coleman chairs the Congressional Leadership Fund — while simultaneously representing one of the countries most responsible for exporting extremism.
Trump’s “Moderate” Defense Secretary Has Already Brought Us to the Brink of War
Defense Secretary James Mattis may not be a bigot or a crank like so many other top Trump appointees, but he could prove to be far more lethal in the long run.
Bonus Intercepted Podcast: The Laundering of American Empire
In an extended Intercepted interview, NYU professor Nikhil Singh challenges us all to examine both the forest and the trees of American Empire.
Sloppy U.S. Spies Misused a Covert Network for Personal Shopping — and Other Stories from Internal NSA Documents
Campaigns to spy on internet cafes and tap Iraqi communications, as well as an intimate NSA examination of Czech spying, are detailed in NSA newsletters.
Intercepted Podcast: The Trump Mixtape — Dante’s Inferno Meets Disco Inferno
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and DJ Spooky discuss the Trump moment. Sherine Tadros and Mehdi Hasan analyze the strange crisis with Qatar.
The Government’s Own Data Shows Country of Origin Is a Poor Predictor of Terrorist Threat
Jeff Sessions has worked since at least 2015 to build a case for limiting Muslim immigration. His evidence is ambiguous at best.
Intercepted Podcast: Could Trump Start World War III?
Donald Trump has not started any new wars — yet. But his administration is pouring gasoline on several initiated by his predecessors.
The Syrian People Have Been Betrayed By All Sides
Bashar al Assad is the biggest monster but not the only one in Syria. Governments in the West and Arab world should open their borders to refugees and deliver aid.
Trump Is Following Obama Administration’s Lead on Sanctions Against Iran
Sanctions levied against Iran after its recent ballistic missile test may reflect President Donald Trump’s recent bellicose language, but they're nothing new.