Washington’s Secret ‘Cuba Twitter’ Program Is the Same Old Policy of Regime Change Washington’s Secret ‘Cuba Twitter’ Program Is the Same Old Policy of Regime Change
Such covert operations are not sanitized by running them through USAID and wrapping them in the rhetoric of “democracy promotion.”
Apr 23, 2014 / William M. LeoGrande
Why Kidnapping, Torture and Perjury Are No Longer Crimes in Washington Why Kidnapping, Torture and Perjury Are No Longer Crimes in Washington
Unlike the rest of us, members of our national security state exist in what might be called ‘post-legal’ America.
Apr 21, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
How Not to End Violence in a War-Torn Land How Not to End Violence in a War-Torn Land
The US plan to create another armed group to inject into Libya’s fractious sea of competing militias is going forward—and is fraught with peril.
Apr 15, 2014 / Nick Turse
The US Military Has Been ‘At War’ in Africa on the Sly For Years The US Military Has Been ‘At War’ in Africa on the Sly For Years
If you want to know what US forces are doing in Africa, it helps to be connected to a large engineering or construction firm looking for business.
Apr 14, 2014 / Nick Turse
Why Is the US Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa? Why Is the US Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa?
The officers running secret operations there have been calling Africa "the battlefield of tomorrow, today."
Mar 27, 2014 / Nick Turse
America’s Secret War in 134 Countries America’s Secret War in 134 Countries
The deployment of US Special Operations forces is a growing form of overseas power projection.
Jan 16, 2014 / Nick Turse
Why Are US Special Operations Forces Deployed in Over 100 Countries? Why Are US Special Operations Forces Deployed in Over 100 Countries?
That’s over 60 percent of the nations on the planet.
Jan 7, 2014 / Nick Turse
Our Other September 11 Our Other September 11
The tragedy of September 11, 1973 belongs not just to the Chileans. It belongs also to the military coup’s enablers—the taxpayers of the United States.
Sep 11, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The Meta Question The Meta Question
What is the NSA doing with your metadata?
Jun 17, 2013 / Feature / Jaron Lanier
‘We Steal Secrets’ Misses the Leak for the Leakers ‘We Steal Secrets’ Misses the Leak for the Leakers
Just as the Assange saga consumes too much of Alex Gibney’s film, so today’s Snowden obsession deflects attention away from our sprawling surveillance state.
Jun 17, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Peter Maass