Covert Ops

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

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

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