Pratap Chatterjee

Barack Obama

9 Things Obama Can Do Before Leaving Office to Prepare for the Trump Takeover 9 Things Obama Can Do Before Leaving Office to Prepare for the Trump Takeover

In the next 40 days, the President can declassify secret documents, pardon whistle blowers, and punish high-level officials who abused their power.

Dec 5, 2016 / Pratap Chatterjee

National Bird

When Drone Operators Become Collateral Damage When Drone Operators Become Collateral Damage

In a new documentary, drone operators tell the truth about the job that’s destroying not just their targets but themselves.

Apr 21, 2016 / Pratap Chatterjee

Drone over Afghanistan

The Side of Drone Warfare No One Is Talking About The Side of Drone Warfare No One Is Talking About

Low-level drone intelligence analysts are often straight out of high school and suffering from PTSD at alarming rates.

Jul 13, 2015 / Pratap Chatterjee

American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers

American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers

An internal Air Force memo reveals that the US military’s drone wars are in major trouble.

Mar 5, 2015 / Pratap Chatterjee

The True Costs of Remote Control War

The True Costs of Remote Control War The True Costs of Remote Control War

Imagine if drone wars had a human face all the time so that we could understand what it was like to live constantly with the specter of death.

May 12, 2014 / Pratap Chatterjee

The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters

The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters

It's increasingly clear that the online world is, for both government surveillance types and corporate sellers, a new Wild West where anything goes.

Feb 6, 2014 / Pratap Chatterjee

How the CIA Bungled the War on Terror

How the CIA Bungled the War on Terror How the CIA Bungled the War on Terror

It's like Hollywood without the happy ending.

Dec 5, 2013 / Pratap Chatterjee

The Data Hackers

The Data Hackers The Data Hackers

Mining your information for Big Brother.

Oct 8, 2013 / Pratap Chatterjee

The Secret Killers The Secret Killers

Assassination in Afghanistan and Task Force 373.

Aug 19, 2010 / Pratap Chatterjee

The Afghanistan Americans Seldom Notice The Afghanistan Americans Seldom Notice

When it's all over and we finally do leave, the Afghans of Bamiyan Province will be at least as poor as they ever were in what will remain a devastated country.

Mar 18, 2009 / Feature / Pratap Chatterjee

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