1996-1999: The Bombing Senator
1996: Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
Joe Biden was a key player in writing the precursor to the Patriot Act over the objections of civil liberties advocates.
Jeremy Scahill
Jeremy Scahill is co-founder of Drop Site News. He was previously a Senior Correspondent and Editor-at-Large at The Intercept and is one of the three founding editors of The Intercept. He is an investigative reporter, war correspondent, and author of the international best-selling books “Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield” and “Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army.” He has reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, the former Yugoslavia, and elsewhere across the globe. Scahill has served as the national security correspondent for The Nation and “Democracy Now!”. He continues to host the podcast Intercepted.
Scahill’s work has sparked several congressional investigations and won some of journalism’s highest honors. He was twice awarded the prestigious George Polk Award, in 1998 for foreign reporting and in 2008 for “Blackwater.” Scahill is a producer and writer of the award-winning film “Dirty Wars,” which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Follow Jeremy on Mastodon at @jeremyscahill@journa.host. He can be reached at jeremy@dropsitenews.com.
Scahill’s work has sparked several congressional investigations and won some of journalism’s highest honors. He was twice awarded the prestigious George Polk Award, in 1998 for foreign reporting and in 2008 for “Blackwater.” Scahill is a producer and writer of the award-winning film “Dirty Wars,” which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Follow Jeremy on Mastodon at @jeremyscahill@journa.host. He can be reached at jeremy@dropsitenews.com.
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1991-1995: The Making of a Hawk
1995: Effort to Replace War Powers Act With Use of Force Act
Joe Biden tried to clarify the role of Congress in U.S. military actions and to challenge executive overreach, but his legislation did not gain momentum.
1991-1995: The Making of a Hawk
1994: U.S. Invasion of Haiti
Joe Biden faced questions about why he didn’t believe the U.S. had an obligation to stop mass killings of Haitians and reverse a right-wing coup.
1991-1995: The Making of a Hawk
1993-1995: Bosnia
During the war in the former Yugoslavia, Joe Biden led the push for U.S. military intervention.
1991-1995: The Making of a Hawk
1990s: No-Fly Zone Bombings and Economic Sanctions in Iraq
Joe Biden supported the longest sustained U.S. bombing campaign since Vietnam and the most sweeping regime of economic sanctions in modern history.
1991-1995: The Making of a Hawk
1991: Iraq Gulf War
Joe Biden initially opposed the Gulf War, saying it was done without proper congressional authorization.
1985-1989: The Wavering Interventionist
1989: Panama Invasion
Joe Biden promoted the lie that the U.S. was acting defensively when it invaded Panama to overthrow the CIA puppet narcoregime of Manuel Noriega.
1985-1989: The Wavering Interventionist
1987: Update on the Kennedy Doctrine
Joe Biden believed that the U.S. should only “pay the right price and bear the right burden” as it defended its dominant role in the world.
1985-1989: The Wavering Interventionist
1987-88: Iran-Contra Investigations
Joe Biden denounced the covert arms-for-hostages programs involved with Iran-Contra, but in the end, he defended Reagan’s role.
1985-1989: The Wavering Interventionist
1986: Libya Bombing
Joe Biden supported Reagan’s attempt to assassinate Muammar Gaddafi, but he questioned if U.S. policy in Libya would succeed.