Classified Files Could Exonerate Former Gitmo Detainee Now Imprisoned in Morocco
After being released from Guantánamo, Younous Chekkouri was detained by Moroccan authorities and may face terrorism-related charges.
Cora Currier
Cora Currier is a freelance editor in Los Angeles. A former story editor and reporter at The Intercept, she has written on war, surveillance, immigration, and other topics. She previously worked at ProPublica and the New Yorker, and her writing has appeared in Bookforum, the New Republic, Columbia Journalism Review, The Nation, and elsewhere. She is a co-founding editor of the feminist magazine Lux.
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Somali Drone Victim Seeks Justice for U.S. Strike in German Courts
A legal challenge alleges that German officials may be liable for murder, in part for allowing the U.S. to relay drone data from an airbase in Ramstein.
Report: Hundreds of Civilians Killed by U.S.-Led Bombing of ISIS in Iraq and Syria
A new report says that hundreds of civilians have died during airstrikes by the U.S. and other nations fighting the Islamic State, a marked contrast to the Pentagon's official admission of just two civilian deaths.
Hacking Team and Boeing Subsidiary Envisioned Drones Deploying Spyware
The Boeing subsidiary reached out and Hacking Team began work on a malware injector for drones.
A Detailed Look at Hacking Team's Emails About Its Repressive Clients
Hacking Team sold spyware to Ethiopia, Bahrain, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Azerbaijan and Turkey, while dismissing human rights and privacy concerns, internal emails show.
Leaked Documents Show FBI, DEA and U.S. Army Buying Italian Spyware
The controversial software allows users to remotely control suspects’ computers, recording calls, emails, keystrokes and even activating cameras, according to internal Hacking Team documents.
Snowden Archive
How the NSA Started Investigating the New York Times' Warrantless Wiretapping Story
After the newspaper published its 2005 story, the NSA issued a top-secret assessment of the damage to intelligence efforts. The memo, along with a marked-up copy of the article, is among the Snowden files.
Six Facts from “Sudden Justice,” A New History of the Drone War
No one in the military or CIA is exactly sure who ordered the very first drone killing, in October 2001 in Afghanistan, says a new book by investigative journalist Chris Woods.
Leak Critics Ask Judge Not to Send Petraeus to Jail for Unauthorized Disclosures
Senators, generals and ambassadors were among the powerful voices who asked a judge to go easy on the former CIA director and general.
