Exclusive: The U.S. government’s use of targeted killings on al-Qaeda-linked “terrorists” has stirred legal and moral objections. But what about using drones to assassinate Latin American peasants fighting a corrupt oligarchy? That issue has emerged in Colombia’s long guerrilla war, Andrés Cala…
Category: Obama Administration
The War on Poverty at 50
Israel’s Elusive Search for Security
NSA Insiders Reveal What Went Wrong
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In a memo to President Obama, former National Security Agency insiders explain how NSA leaders botched intelligence collection and analysis before 9/11, covered up the mistakes, and violated the constitutional rights of the American people, all while wasting billions of dollars and misleading the public.
Israel’s Ethical Challenges
The ‘Surge’ Myth’s Deadly Result
The Mysterious Why of the Iraq War
Forgetting Why Al-Qaeda Spread
How Saudi-Israeli Tandem Goads Obama
Bush’s Anti-American Legacy
As Iraq becomes a hotbed for al-Qaeda terrorism, President George W. Bush’s legacy grows even dimmer. But one could argue that he did succeed in stirring democratic impulses in the region, albeit mostly of an anti-American variety, as ex-CIA analyst Paul…