Covert Ops

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

The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and Iraq

The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and Iraq The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and Iraq

A curious paradox, but one that’s part of a pattern of Middle East bungling by the US.

Mar 13, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law

Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law

The US Attorney General has recently stated that drone strikes on Americans are possible and that banks complicit in the financial crisis are too big to prosecute.

Mar 12, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Another ‘One-Tenth of a Newtown’ in Afghanistan

Another ‘One-Tenth of a Newtown’ in Afghanistan Another ‘One-Tenth of a Newtown’ in Afghanistan

Two more children have been added to the deadly toll of civilian casualties.

Mar 4, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

The CIA Is Training Syria’s Rebels: Uh-Oh, Says a Top Iraqi Leader

The CIA Is Training Syria’s Rebels: Uh-Oh, Says a Top Iraqi Leader The CIA Is Training Syria’s Rebels: Uh-Oh, Says a Top Iraqi Leader

The covert program surfaced in a piece about John Kerry’s announcement of increased aid to the fighters.

Mar 1, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse

Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse

How a CIA torture network was turned into the only gulag-free zone on earth.

Feb 19, 2013 / Greg Grandin

What’s Wrong With Obama’s Drone Policy

What’s Wrong With Obama’s Drone Policy What’s Wrong With Obama’s Drone Policy

The White House evidently believes it can kill us in secret and never own up to the fact.

Feb 13, 2013 / Editorial / David Cole

America’s Global Torture Network America’s Global Torture Network

A new Open Society Foundations report details just how far down the river we've sold this country's democratic values in our overreaching response to terror.

Feb 8, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Questions for John Brennan That Won’t Get Asked

Questions for John Brennan That Won’t Get Asked Questions for John Brennan That Won’t Get Asked

Because if he told them, he’d have to kill them. Wait. He did.

Feb 6, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

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