From would-be Jack Sparrows to deadly-real U.S. soldiers, a look at the best docs YouTube has to offer VIDEO
Amanda Pike, The I Files Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Politics Video, The I Files, Somalia, Kenya
McClatchy obtained documents showing strikes targeted "others," not just high level al-Qaida operatives
Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 12:08 PM UTC
News Barack Obama, Pakistan, Yemen
Politicians and the media ignore the overwhelming majority of those targeted and killed
Cora Currier and Justin Elliott, ProPublica Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:46 PM UTC
Politics ProPublica, Drones, John Brennan
In his inaugural address, the president hailed end to decade of war, while apparatus for perpetual war is cemented
Natasha Lennard Monday, Jan 21, 2013 8:47 PM UTC
News Drones, Shadow War, Yemen, Somalia
Local militant groups sign on to al-Qaida's ideology in Somalia, Nigeria, Mali and beyond
Tristan McConnell,
GlobalPost Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 3:27 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Al-Qaida, Africa
From the drug war to the war on terror, the United States is wreaking havoc around the globe
Alex Kane,
Alternet Friday, Sep 7, 2012 1:49 PM UTC
Politics AlterNet, Mexico
UPDATED: A philosopher's arguments in defense of drone strikes are both odious and wrong
Murtaza Hussain Monday, Aug 6, 2012 3:00 PM UTC
Politics Drones, Bradley Strawser
NYT editor explains why the paper ran an unforgettable photo. But will it effect change?
Peter Finocchiaro Tuesday, Aug 2, 2011 11:03 PM UTC
News Media Criticism, Somalia
Who the U.S. is fighting in the Horn of Africa, and why
Justin Elliott Saturday, Jul 16, 2011 2:01 PM UTC
Politics Somalia, War Room
Mastermind of 1998 U.S. embassy bombings considered attacking London's Ritz Hotel and elite private school Eton
Paisley Dodds, Associated Press Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 5:12 PM UTC
News Terrorism, Al-Qaida, England
Somali government says the man responsible for two deadly bombings was shot to death at a police checkpoint
Associated Press Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 4:07 PM UTC
News Terrorism, Somalia
Indian captured dozens of Somali hijackers after they abandoned vessel under fire on Monday
Ashok Sharma and Abdi Guled, Associated Press Monday, Mar 14, 2011 7:48 PM UTC
News Somalia, India
Landfall likely means a protracted hostage situation for Danish couple and three teenage children
Malkhadir M. Muhumed, Associated Press Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011 1:31 PM UTC
News Somalia
The Four Americans shot to death by Somali pirates yesterday were not known to be risk-takers
Christina Hoag and George Tibbits, Associated Press Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 3:34 PM UTC
News Travel, Africa, Somalia
Pirates responsible for hijacking American vessel kill captives despite negotiations with U.S. forces
Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 2:40 PM UTC
News Somalia, U.S. Military
Rescue marks a triumph for the government after coming under scrutiny for its slow response to North Korean attacks
Kim Kwang-tae, Associated Press Friday, Jan 21, 2011 8:49 PM UTC
News Somalia
Erik Prince supports private security in Africa to override rampant piracy and Islamic radicalism
Katharine Houreld, Associated Press Thursday, Jan 20, 2011 10:33 PM UTC
News Blackwater, Africa, Somalia
Pirates now hold 25 vessels and 587 hostages off the coast of Somalia
Katharine Houreld, Associated Press Tuesday, Dec 28, 2010 8:14 PM UTC
News Somalia
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley says force, funded by unknown Muslim nation, lacks transparency
Matthew Lee, Associated Press Thursday, Dec 2, 2010 9:50 PM UTC
News Somalia
The men are accused of participating in an attack on a U.S. Navy ship off the African coast
Steve Szkotak, Associated Press Tuesday, Nov 23, 2010 12:17 AM UTC
News Somalia