Covert Ops

Behind the CIA’s Secret Somalia Operations Behind the CIA’s Secret Somalia Operations

In a secret, underground prison in Mogadishu, Somalia, prisoners have no access to due process, international organizations or anyone from the outside world.

Jul 22, 2011 / Countdown

The Obama Doctrine: Drones, Targeted Killings and Secret Prisons The Obama Doctrine: Drones, Targeted Killings and Secret Prisons

Jeremy Scahill says America has to decide, "are we a country that operates under the rule of law or do we believe we're emperors who can wage war on the world?"

Jul 19, 2011 / Press Room

The Obama Doctrine: Drones, Targeted Killings and Secret Prisons The Obama Doctrine: Drones, Targeted Killings and Secret Prisons

Jeremy Scahill says America has to decide, "are we a country that operates under the rule of law or do we believe we're emperors who can wage war on the world?"

Jul 19, 2011 / Morning Joe

CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu

Something is terribly wrong when one can see a walled CIA compound in plain site from the tarmac of an international airport.

Jul 15, 2011 / Press Room

CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu

Something is terribly wrong when one can see a walled CIA compound in plain site from the tarmac of an international airport. 

Jul 15, 2011 / Russia Today

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Jeremy Scahill on Reporting From Somalia

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Jeremy Scahill on Reporting From Somalia Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Jeremy Scahill on Reporting From Somalia

During his time in Somalia, Scahill discovered that the CIA is becoming increasingly involved in "counterterrorism" operations in the country.

Jul 15, 2011 / The Nation

Jeremy Scahill: How Somalia Became a Major Focus of Obama’s War on ‘Terror’ Jeremy Scahill: How Somalia Became a Major Focus of Obama’s War on ‘Terror’

What will be the consequences of Washington’s intensifying counterterrorism focus on Somalia?

Jul 13, 2011 / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: How Somalia Became a Major Focus of Obama’s War on Terror Jeremy Scahill: How Somalia Became a Major Focus of Obama’s War on Terror

What will be the consequences of Washington's intensifying counterterrorism focus on Somalia?

Jul 13, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Slide Show: Tracking the CIA in Somalia

Slide Show: Tracking the CIA in Somalia Slide Show: Tracking the CIA in Somalia

“In the eighteen years since the infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ incident in Mogadishu,” The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill writes in an exclusive report in this…

Jul 12, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Erik Prince, You’re No Indiana Jones

Erik Prince, You’re No Indiana Jones Erik Prince, You’re No Indiana Jones

Blackwater's infamous founder is building a mercenary army in the United Arab Emirates.

May 16, 2011 / Jeremy Scahill

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