Emptying Guantánamo Is Not the Same as Closing Guantánamo Emptying Guantánamo Is Not the Same as Closing Guantánamo
Unless the post-9/11 forever prison is permanently shuttered, it’s only a matter of time before one of Biden’s successors takes up Trump’s unrealized call to fill it back up with “...
May 2, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
The Unlearned Lessons From the War in Iraq The Unlearned Lessons From the War in Iraq
You don’t have to reflect on a war if that war doesn’t end, let alone pay reparations for your crimes.
Mar 17, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
The CIA’s Failures The CIA’s Failures
The history of American intelligence-gathering is rife with incompetence, dysfunction and contempt toward legislative oversight.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Spencer Ackerman
Training Iraq’s Death Squads Training Iraq’s Death Squads
The Army's plan to professionalize Iraq's police could backfire, as militia-infiltrated squads become more effective killers.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Spencer Ackerman
Driving While Muslim Driving While Muslim
As the hunt for homegrown terrorists sympathetic to Hezbollah intensifies, the Muslims of Dearborn, Michigan are losing their trust in American justice.
Sep 21, 2006 / Spencer Ackerman