The director of national intelligence has turned a blind eye on torture, secret prisons and international off-the-books kidnappings.
Category: Foreign Policy
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Donald Trump pulled back from igniting a potentially disastrous war in the Persian Gulf on Thursday night with just 10 minutes to spare, but the super-hawks he surrounded himself with will probably try again, writes Joe Lauria.