Tim Shorrock

@TimothyS

Tim Shorrock, who has been reporting on Korea for The Nation since 1983, is a Washington, D.C.–based journalist and the author of Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing.

Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War?

Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War? Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War?

An American journalist uncovers some ugly truths about the “forgotten war.”

Mar 30, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

How a Grassroots Movement Could Kick the US Marines Out of Okinawa

How a Grassroots Movement Could Kick the US Marines Out of Okinawa How a Grassroots Movement Could Kick the US Marines Out of Okinawa

Okinawans have voted overwhelmingly to close a key US forward base in Asia.

Mar 4, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

Giuliani’s Love for His Country Is Equal to the Money He Makes

Giuliani’s Love for His Country Is Equal to the Money He Makes Giuliani’s Love for His Country Is Equal to the Money He Makes

For Rudy Giuliani, the greater the threat or instability, the more money he makes. 

Feb 25, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency?

How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency? How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency?

60 Minutes’s Leslie Stahl carefully avoided DARPA’s total dependence on contractors and obscured its close ties with the surveillance state.

Feb 13, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

The Afghanistan War Is Still Raging—but This Time It’s Being Waged by Contractors

The Afghanistan War Is Still Raging—but This Time It’s Being Waged by Contractors The Afghanistan War Is Still Raging—but This Time It’s Being Waged by Contractors

The mission isn't “over”… it’s just been reassigned.

Feb 4, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

Obama’s Militaristic Tilt in Korea

Obama’s Militaristic Tilt in Korea Obama’s Militaristic Tilt in Korea

At ceremonies held around the sixtieth anniversary of the Korean armistice, the president sounded bellicose notes, while failing to mention national unification.

Aug 5, 2013 / Tim Shorrock

A Modern-Day Stasi State

A Modern-Day Stasi State A Modern-Day Stasi State

Thanks to whistleblower Edward Snowden, we now know that an army of private contractors can monitor anyone’s phone calls and e-mails.

Jun 11, 2013 / Tim Shorrock

Obama’s Crackdown on Whistleblowers

Obama’s Crackdown on Whistleblowers Obama’s Crackdown on Whistleblowers

The NSA Four reveal how a toxic mix of cronyism and fraud blinded the agency before 9/11.

Mar 26, 2013 / Feature / Tim Shorrock

Naoto Kan and the End of ‘Japan Inc.’

Naoto Kan and the End of ‘Japan Inc.’ Naoto Kan and the End of ‘Japan Inc.’

Criticism of the government’s response to the catastrophe has obscured major political changes.

Mar 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Tim Shorrock

Watching What You Say Watching What You Say

How are AT&T, Sprint, MCI and other telecommunications giants cooperating with the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program?

May 11, 2006 / Feature / Tim Shorrock

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