Even as they condemn the Syrian regime's use of cluster munitions, the U.S. is selling Saudi Arabia $640 million worth of American-made cluster bombs. Cluster munitions have been banned in 83 countries on account of their indiscriminate nature and their record of...
Matthew Schrier, a photojournalist covering the war in Syria, was captured by al-Qaeda-linked rebels and held for seven months. He finally escaped and has now told his story to various media outlets. Once, when he was caught trying to escape, his captors tortured him...
John Reed at Foreign Policy describes "how the U.S. is encircling China with military bases." The U.S. military is encircling China with a chain of air bases and military ports. The latest link: a small airstrip on the tiny Pacific island of Saipan. The U.S. Air Force...
As commander in chief, you’ve been responsible for the treatment of the most high-profile whistleblower in the history of the U.S. armed forces. Under your command, the United States military tried – and failed – to crush the spirit of Bradley Manning. Your failure...
In compliance with a Freedom of Information Act request, the Obama administration finally declassified a 2011 ruling by the FISA court which found the NSA broke the law and the constitution in its collection of Americans' communications. The 86-page declassified...
JACOB APPELBAUM: [TOR developer & journalist] ... it's not merely a matter of whether or not we have something to hide, because it is not us that will decide whether we have something to hide. It is an analyst somewhere. It is a machine learning algorithm...
According to The Wall Street Journal, new details reveal the NSA's reach is even broader than we've thought in the wake of Snowden's leaks: The National Security Agency—which possesses only limited legal authority to spy on U.S. citizens—has built a surveillance...
Foreign Policy has posted a nifty map of the world noting "the 7 governments the U.S. has overthrown." It's cool and all, but this number 7 is a significant undercount. J. Dana Stuster, who posted this map, does specify that these are covert CIA-supported coups only...
Via The Atlantic, this short video on photographer Kate Brooks and her journeys to post-9/11 conflict zones to document the impact of war on civilians is well worth a watch.
At The National Interest, Joe Costa claims that, in the wake of Iranian president Hassan Rowhani's election, "the world is the closest it has been to that fine balance in nuclear negotiations with Iran." There is a new willingness to reach a deal, he argues, and U.S....
