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Why No One Cared That Al Qaeda Honcho Zawahiri Got Droned
That Zawahiri’s killing went so quietly suggests that the cultural and political behemoth that was the war on terror had long preceded him into the grave.
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Proud Papa: How Joe Biden Became the Father of the Iranian Nuclear Bomb
Biden's fecklessness has stymied his agenda, but it's been a boon to one project — an Iranian one.
U.S. Played Secret Role in Nigeria Attack That Killed More Than 160 Civilians
The 2017 bombing of a displaced persons’ camp was termed a “U.S.-Nigerian” operation, according to a document obtained by The Intercept.
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Russia-Ukraine War Is Propelling Us Into a New Age of Global Political Upheaval
Energy prices, supply chain disruptions, armed conflict, and the lasting effects of the pandemic are creating a perfect storm.
Documents Reveal Advanced AI Tools Google Is Selling to Israel
Google employees, who have been kept in the dark about the “Nimbus” AI project, have concerns about Israeli human rights abuses.
El Salvador’s Embrace of Bitcoin Didn’t Bring Prosperity — It Rode in With Waves of Repression
The Salvadoran president paired his bitcoin mandate with policies of mass incarceration and forced displacement.
Joe Biden’s Empty Rhetoric About Hope and History
In 1995, Bill Clinton quoted poet Seamus Heaney to encourage peace in Northern Ireland. Last week, Biden performed a sort of listless political karaoke in Jerusalem.
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Biden to Saudi Arabia and Israel: Sure, Kill Our Journalists
On his trip to the Middle East, Joe Biden’s efforts to paper over nominal allies’ atrocities against Americans sends a message of impunity.
Saudi Prince Taunts Biden for Caring More About Khashoggi Than Shireen Abu Akleh
Mohammed bin Salman tried to exploit Joe Biden's failure to condemn Israel for the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh to deflect blame for the Saudi assassination of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Biden's Trip Is About Exiting the Middle East — but U.S. Might Get Pulled Back In
Joe Biden lacks the will to truly disentangle the U.S. from its unsavory regional allies and the chaos they have sown together.