Making a Killing
Secret Report Reveals Saudi Incompetence and Widespread Use of U.S. Weapons in Yemen
Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia could turn to Russia or China for arms, but the French intelligence report emphasizes its dependence on the West.
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Alex Emmons is a former national security reporter for The Intercept. He joined The Intercept in 2016 as a politics intern.
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Making a Killing
On Yemen, Congress Has Spoken. It Wants the U.S. Out. Now the Ball Is in Trump’s Court.
Frustration with Saudi Arabia has been at an all-time high on Capitol Hill since October, when Saudi agents killed the Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi.
Widespread Censorship of Former Government Employees Violates the First Amendment, Lawsuit Says
Pre-publication review amounts to a “far-reaching system of prior restraint,” say the American Civil Liberties Union and Knight First Amendment Institute.
In Leaked Recording, Cory Booker Says He and AIPAC President “Text Message Back and Forth Like Teenagers”
Even as the progressive wing of the Democratic Party has shown willingness to criticize Israel, Booker has tried to smooth over the widening rift.
Senate Votes to End U.S. Support for Yemen War, But Republican Tricks Send Resolution Back to the House Yet Again
“We’re going to help end a war which has caused unbelievable horror to one of the poorest countries on earth," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, the bill's sponsor.
What Is Katharine Gorka Doing at the Homeland Security Department? This Group Is Suing to Find Out.
“The public deserves to know what Katharine Gorka is doing at DHS, but the Trump administration isn’t saying.”
Sanders, Warren, Ocasio-Cortez, and Other Lawmakers Sign Pledge to End America's "Forever Wars"
“When veterans actually speak for themselves, it’s kryptonite to the Trumpian idea of the military.”
House of Representatives Orders Donald Trump to Stop Backing Saudi-led War in Yemen, Paving the Way for Decisive Senate Vote
Many in Congress came to see the resolution as a way of holding Saudi leadership accountable for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Guantánamo Prisoner Says Judge Used Pro-Government Rulings to Curry Favor With the Justice Department
Lawyers for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri asked the D.C. Court of Appeals to take the extraordinary step of vacating decisions made under Col. Vance Spath.
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See No Evil: Pentagon Issues Blanket Denial That It Knows Anything About Detainee Abuse in Yemen
A U.N. panel found that detainees in prisons controlled by U.S. allies were beaten, electrocuted, hung upside down, and raped.