Ghosts of Guantánamo
Sabri al-Qurashi Has Lived Without Legal Status in Kazakhstan Since His 2014 Guantánamo Release
He was promised his freedom, but, with no U.S. pressure, his host country systematically denied him any semblance of normal life.
Elise Swain
Elise Swain is a multimedia journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. A former Photo Editor at The Intercept, prior to that role, she was an associate producer for the Intercepted podcast, while working across various mediums for The Intercept, including reporting, photography, video, and illustration. She has a BFA in photo and video from the School of Visual Arts.
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Merry Christmas! We’re All Being Murdered by Capitalism.
Here at The Intercept, we are committed to ruining the holidays.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Americans Rarely See the True Face of Israel's Bombing of Gaza
By shying away from graphic images of death, news organizations sanitize the violence of Israeli aggression against Palestinians.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Guantánamo Bay Prison’s First Covid Outbreak Shrouded in Secrecy
At least four detainees who have not been charged with any crime contracted Covid-19 at the notorious maximum security prison base.
Voices
The Truth Never Mattered at Guantánamo
The deceit and lies and cover-ups of the worst moments in post-9/11 history have created an endless stage of hypocrisy for all the world to see.
Voices
The Must-Read (Parody) Beauty Blog of a Top CIA Girlboss/Torture Queen!
(Alfreda Bikowsky Scheuer did not write this.)
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Former Guantánamo Detainee Disappeared After Return to Yemen, Family Says
After 20 years in arbitrary detention, a former Guantánamo detainee was released from a United Arab Emirates prison to his family’s care in Yemen. His freedom lasted less than a week.
A Photographer Watched Syria’s Children While Their Government Bombed Them
In his book “Witnesses to War,” photographer Bassam Khabieh confronts the world with life and death in Syria's 10-year civil war.
Drone Wars
Joe Biden's Silence on Ending the Drone Wars
With scant comments about U.S. assassination programs, there are indications that Biden would keep the drone wars around.
Anti-Nuclear Pacifists Get Federal Prison Terms for Nonviolent Protest
The most dedicated peace activists you’ve never heard of are headed to federal prison amid a deadly pandemic.