A Massive U.S. Drone Base Could Destabilize Niger — and May Even Be Illegal Under Its Constitution
The U.S. is building a $110 million drone base in Niger that threatens to undermine the country's economy and its fragile political system.
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The Ken Burns Vietnam War Documentary Glosses Over Devastating Civilian Toll
The PBS series by Burns focuses on soldiers' stories, with scant attention to the immense number of Vietnamese civilians who suffered and died.
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: America's Distribution of Violence
Alice Speri on Trump's MS-13 obsession, Nikhil Singh on “Race and America's Long War,” Holly Dagres on Iran, and the CIA criticizes The Intercept.
Violence Haunts South Sudan as Civil War Flares
South Sudan’s civil war began in December 2013, decimated the town of Leer in 2015, and flared again last week, leading to five days of violence that left hundreds dead.
"We Can Assassinate You at Any Time" — Journalists Face Abduction and Murder in South Sudan
A series of murders and kidnappings have turned journalism into a lethal profession after President Salva Kiir warned reporters not to "work against your country."
Leaked Data Reveals How the U.S. Trains Vast Numbers of Foreign Soldiers and Police With Little Oversight
A joint investigation by <em>The Intercept</em> and <em>100Reporters</em>, using diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks, shows the shadowy network of U.S. programs that every year provides instruction to approximately 200,000 foreign soldiers, police, and other personnel.
Hillary Clinton’s State Department Gave South Sudan’s Military a Pass for Its Child Soldiers
State Department under Clinton played a central and unacknowledged role in granting controversial waivers for military aid to South Sudan despite its child soldiers.
In South Sudan, It's Hard to Tell the Soldiers From the Criminals
It doesn't matter who you are, whether a doctor, teacher or geologist: Violence by police, soldiers and criminals dressed as them can strike anyone in South Sudan.