Trial and Terror
The Government’s Own Data Shows Country of Origin Is a Poor Predictor of Terrorist Threat
Jeff Sessions has worked since at least 2015 to build a case for limiting Muslim immigration. His evidence is ambiguous at best.
Margot Williams
Margot Williams is the Research Editor for Investigations at The Intercept. Her career at the Washington Post, New York Times, NPR, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is one of the most respected in the investigative reporting world. She has pursued jihadis online and detainees who died in U.S. immigration detention, investigated Iraq war contractors, and followed the money (and private jets) of mayors, governors, senators, presidential candidates, and ex-presidents. And she has spread her passion for investigative journalism — and her incredible ferreting skills — at numerous international workshops over the years.
During 14 years at the Washington Post, she was a member of two Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, for a 1998 investigation of D.C. police shootings of civilians and then again in 2001 for national coverage of terrorism. In the aftermath of 9/11 at the Washington Post and later at the New York Times, she investigated the network of jets and shell companies involved in the transport of terrorism suspects among secret prisons around the globe. She compiled the first list of the Guantánamo detainees — years before their names were made public — and created the comprehensive Guantánamo database on the Times website. In 2011, she analyzed the Guantánamo documents leaked by Chelsea Manning for NPR and the New York Times.
During 14 years at the Washington Post, she was a member of two Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, for a 1998 investigation of D.C. police shootings of civilians and then again in 2001 for national coverage of terrorism. In the aftermath of 9/11 at the Washington Post and later at the New York Times, she investigated the network of jets and shell companies involved in the transport of terrorism suspects among secret prisons around the globe. She compiled the first list of the Guantánamo detainees — years before their names were made public — and created the comprehensive Guantánamo database on the Times website. In 2011, she analyzed the Guantánamo documents leaked by Chelsea Manning for NPR and the New York Times.
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Trial and Terror
FBI Stings Zero In on ISIS Sympathizers. Few Have Terrorist Links.
Alexander Ciccolo professed support for ISIS, but it’s unclear whether he would have posed a threat had the FBI not provided weapons and encouragement.
Trial and Terror
Terrorism Defendants With Concrete Ties to Violent Extremists Leverage Their Connections to Avoid Prison
The case of Earnest James Ujaama, a prolific cooperating witness, illustrates the irony of a system that grants leniency to those with information to trade.
Trial and Terror
More Than 400 People Convicted of Terrorism in the U.S. Have Been Released Since 9/11
In the Liberty City Seven terror case, a group of street hustlers working a scam fell victim to an FBI informant posing as an agent of Al Qaeda.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Guantánamo in the Trump Era Moves Ahead in Slow Motion
The first military proceedings to take place at Guantánamo since Donald Trump took office were as uneventful as they were symbolic.
Homeland Security Nominee Gen. John Kelly Failed to Disclose Position at Lobbying Firm on Ethics Disclosure
Kelly did not disclose his position as a vice chairman at a lobbying firm called the Spectrum Group on his federal ethics forms made public this week, potentially running afoul of the law.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
After 15 Years, Prisoners at Guantánamo Face More Uncertainty Than Ever
Several attorneys who represent Guantánamo detainees are expressing worries about the fates of their clients and the other detainees who will pass into Donald Trump's custody.
The Crimes of SEAL Team 6
Behind the heroic narratives of SEAL Team 6 is a darker, more troubling story of criminal brutality and war crimes.
Snowden Archive
Drowning in Information: NSA Revelations From 262 Spy Documents
Highlights from 2004 editions of the internal NSA newsletter SIDtoday also show NSA support of the FBI and OPSEC slip-ups by NSA employees.
Who’s Left at Guantánamo? Fates of Dozens of Prisoners Are Undecided
The administration has completed its parole-style reviews of the detainees in the prison, but many of them are still in limbo.