Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 121)
Obama has no answer for 10-year-old killed in Yemen drone strike
Cora Currier
News of the boy's death indicates the administration is being less than forthright about civilian casualties
Ex-Nirvana and Soundgarden member joined the elite Special Forces
Prachi Gupta
New York Times Magazine profiles the remarkable story of Jason Everman
David Petraeus can’t lose (unless he goes to jail)!
Alex Pareene
The former general and CIA chief is set to make a small fortune from a public university for no reason
Dem rep. calls for new probe of Jill Kelley, Gen. Allen emails
Jillian Rayfield
Rep. Jackie Speier says the Pentagon inspector general did not thoroughly investigate the thousands of exchanges
I know what Snowden’s feeling right now
Peter Van Buren
When I blew the whistle on the State Department, I knew my life would never be the same. The fear was overwhelming
Obamas visit Nelson Mandela’s family in South Africa
Julie Pace, Nedra Pickler
The president urged leaders to follow the example set by the ailing former South African president
Obama’s aversion to leaks channels Reagan
Kevin Gosztola
Both presidents vigorously opposed the idea that leaks strengthen America -- and sought to criminalize them
The White House never had a red phone
Tom Clavin
During the Cold War, the US and USSR built a hotline that pop culture has completely reimagined
Taliban offer to free US soldier
Kathy Gannon, Kay Johnson
The Islamist group hopes to obtain five of their most senior operatives at Guantánamo in return
Michael Hastings’ widow challenges NYT obit
Natasha Lennard
In its obituary for the late journalist, the Times cast doubt on his important reporting on General McChrystal
US tries to salvage talks with Taliban
Amir Shah, David Rising
Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently scuttled a peace delegation to the Islamist group
Darrell Issa is terrible at his job
Alex Pareene
As usual, the House Oversight Committee chairman is losing the plot on the IRS investigation
Karzai suspends peace talks with Taliban
Amir Shah, David Rising
The Afghan president said dialogue will resume when the US exits negotiations
US begins peace talks with Taliban
Patrick Quinn
American officials are hopeful it's the first step towards the political group renouncing all ties to al-Qaida
Has the US lost Africa to terrorism?
Nick Turse
Qaddafi's overthrow has empowered a host of new militant Islamist groups in Mali and other parts of the continent
PRISM part of a much larger government surveillance program
Associated Press
Companies have been handling requests from the FBI for years, under a program called US-98XN
Hollywood working on U.S. drone program movie
Prachi Gupta
A script about the NSA leak is also making the rounds, with a sale likely to close soon
If you know nothing about whistle-blowers, don’t cover them
Kevin Gosztola
Jeffrey Toobin, Megan McArdle and Joe Klein spew ignorance and contempt for a process they don't understand
Leaks actually improve U.S. security
Chase Madar
Whistleblowers like Bradley Manning prevent government from waging deadly warfare based on faulty intelligence
US has no plans to end surveillance
Lara Jakes
The Obama administration maintains that the spying program keeps America safe from terrorists
Obama’s “Dirty Wars” — and a soiled presidency
Andrew O'Hehir
Reporter Jeremy Scahill's riveting film helps explain how the "transformational presidency" turned to nightmare
I’m the transgender Navy SEAL
Kristin Beck, Anne Speckhard
I'm Kristin Beck now. As Chris, I risked my life on countless SEAL missions -- all while trying to hide who I am
David Talbot starts Open America: “The only way to keep power honest is to keep its operations visible”
David Talbot
As the war on terror becomes a war on our privacy, Salon's former CEO launches project to encourage whistle-blowers
“In the Flesh”: A suicidal, gay, post-zombie story
Willa Paskin
The great new series makes zombies original again
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