Covert Ops

The Meta Question

The Meta Question The Meta Question

What is the NSA doing with your metadata?

Jun 17, 2013 / Feature / Jaron Lanier

‘We Steal Secrets’ Misses the Leak for the Leakers

‘We Steal Secrets’ Misses the Leak for the Leakers ‘We Steal Secrets’ Misses the Leak for the Leakers

Just as the Assange saga consumes too much of Alex Gibney’s film, so today’s Snowden obsession deflects attention away from our sprawling surveillance state.

Jun 17, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Peter Maass

Was the Assassination of Four US Citizens Legal?

Was the Assassination of Four US Citizens Legal? Was the Assassination of Four US Citizens Legal?

Obama discussed the targeted killing operation today, but will anything really change?

May 23, 2013 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

With Friends Like These: On Pakistan

With Friends Like These: On Pakistan With Friends Like These: On Pakistan

Ahmed Rashid’s gloomy, essential account of the divisive US-Pakistan alliance.

Apr 30, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Christian Parenti

Google’s Spymasters Are Now Worried About Your Secrets

Google’s Spymasters Are Now Worried About Your Secrets Google’s Spymasters Are Now Worried About Your Secrets

Search engine executives warn about invasive government surveillance, but the digital arms trade begins with their own technologies.

Apr 30, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Jeremy Scahill: Liberal Support Allowed Obama to Expand Bush’s Interrogation Program

Jeremy Scahill: Liberal Support Allowed Obama to Expand Bush’s Interrogation Program Jeremy Scahill: Liberal Support Allowed Obama to Expand Bush’s Interrogation Program

Contrary to popular belief, the president has only increased the scope of our global program to detain and torture people.

Apr 24, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Inside America’s Dirty Wars

Inside America’s Dirty Wars Inside America’s Dirty Wars

How three US citizens were killed by their own government in the space of one month in 2011.

Apr 24, 2013 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

The CIA’s Wars and John Brennan’s Dilemma

The CIA’s Wars and John Brennan’s Dilemma The CIA’s Wars and John Brennan’s Dilemma

Fixing the CIA is a tall order, but it can be done.

Mar 27, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Obama’s Crackdown on Whistleblowers

Obama’s Crackdown on Whistleblowers Obama’s Crackdown on Whistleblowers

The NSA Four reveal how a toxic mix of cronyism and fraud blinded the agency before 9/11.

Mar 26, 2013 / Feature / Tim Shorrock

General Cartwright Warns of Drone ‘Blowback’

General Cartwright Warns of Drone ‘Blowback’ General Cartwright Warns of Drone ‘Blowback’

Unchecked use of drones is counterproductive, says the retired Marine general who is close to Obama.

Mar 22, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

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