How Henry Kissinger Paved the Way for Orlando Letelier’s Assassination
During a visit to Chile in 1976, Kissinger met the dictator Augusto Pinochet and offered no objection to his violent rule.
World
House Democrats Refuse to Say Whether They Support Cluster Bomb Shipments to Ukraine
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith has expressed openness to the idea — saying he’s just asking questions.
Algorithm Used in Jordanian World Bank Aid Program Stiffs the Poorest
The algorithm used for the cash relief program is broken, a Human Rights Watch report found.
How 3D Models and Other Technology Could Make it Easier to Convict War Criminals
The war crimes trial of a Malian rebel is the first test of new tools that could become central to justice efforts in Ukraine and beyond.
Targeting Iran
Children Are Dying Because Companies Are Too Scared to Sell Medicine to Iran
Joe Biden kept Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” sanctions — discouraging even legal, humanitarian trade.
Group of Global Leftist Leaders Warns “Soft Coup” Is Underway in Colombia
A prominent set of progressive leaders are coming to the defense of Colombia’s Gustavo Petro, whose administration is facing a cascading series of struggles.
Making a Killing
GOP Lobbyist Claimed to Be “Empowering Women” — but Worked for Saudi Theocracy’s LIV Golf
Facing questions about Gail Gitcho’s work as a foreign agent, the GOP-affiliated Women’s Democracy Network scrubbed her from its site.
In Secret Meeting, Pakistani Military Ordered Press to Stop Covering Imran Khan
News about Khan, a former prime minister at the center of a political crisis roiling Pakistan, mostly disappeared from the country’s media.
FBI Reopens Case Around Julian Assange, Despite Australian Pressure to End Prosecution
The new reporting from the Sydney Morning Herald comes as Australia is pressing the U.S. to end its attempt to prosecute Assange.
Climate Change and Conflict Are Wreaking Havoc in Somalia
A historic drought, floods, and a widening war with al-Shabab have displaced more than a million people this year.