Covert Ops

The US, Pakistan and the CIA The US, Pakistan and the CIA

The ISI claims to disapprove of the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but the raid got the green light from Islamabad ten years ago.

May 10, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

JSOC: The Black Ops Force That Took Down Bin Laden JSOC: The Black Ops Force That Took Down Bin Laden

Some call them “Murder, Incorporated.” Others say they're America's counterterrorism ”ace in the hole.” JSOC is the elite Special Ops force that has been at...

May 2, 2011 / Jeremy Scahill

Bin Laden’s Dead: Good Job, CIA! Now, Let’s Get Out of Afghanistan Bin Laden’s Dead: Good Job, CIA! Now, Let’s Get Out of Afghanistan

And which side is Pakistan on?

May 2, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeremy Scahill: Yemen’s Tribes Will Shape the Country’s Future Jeremy Scahill: Yemen’s Tribes Will Shape the Country’s Future

Why has the US shifted the official policy toward Yemen's strongman president, Ali Abdullah Saleh?

Apr 5, 2011 / Press Room

The Changing US Tune on Yemen The Changing US Tune on Yemen

As President Saleh’s corrupt regime teeters on the brink of collapse, the US belatedly backs reform in Yemen.

Apr 4, 2011 / Jeremy Scahill

Jeremy Scahill: The Obama Doctrine Is No Different From Bush’s Jeremy Scahill: The Obama Doctrine Is No Different From Bush’s

The US doesn't want Yemen's autocratic president to lose his grip on power: he’s one of the administration’s main allies in the war on terror.

Apr 1, 2011 / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: How the US Strengthens Al Qaeda in Yemen Jeremy Scahill: How the US Strengthens Al Qaeda in Yemen

In efforts to target Al Qaeda members in Yemen, the US has unintentionally weakened President Saleh’s regime.

Apr 1, 2011 / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: Keep US Troops Out of Libya Jeremy Scahill: Keep US Troops Out of Libya

Should the US arm Libya's rebels? For The Nation's Jeremy Scahill, the answer is an emphatic “No.”

Mar 31, 2011 / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: Keep US Troops Out of Libya Jeremy Scahill: Keep US Troops Out of Libya

Should the US arm Libya's rebels? For The Nation's Jeremy Scahill, the answer is an emphatic no.

Mar 31, 2011 / The Ed Schultz Show

The Dangerous US Game in Yemen

The Dangerous US Game in Yemen The Dangerous US Game in Yemen

If President Saleh falls, the US will have lost a pliant partner in its “global war on terror.”

Mar 30, 2011 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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