Stories by Peter Dale Scott
Illegal eavesdropping and detentions of U.S. citizens may have grown from a secret program in the 1980s that planned to suspend the U.S. Constitution in the event of a national emergency.
Posted on Jan 5, 2006, Source: Pacific News Service
The name "Ali Mohamed" came up briefly in 9/11 Commission hearings, but his embarassing relationship with the FBI – and al Qaeda – was brazenly covered up.
Posted on Jun 25, 2004, Source: Pacific News Service
In Iraq, the U.S. faces the difficult choice between gaining popular support or taking military action to eliminate resistance.
Posted on Jun 16, 2003, Source: Pacific News Service
The proposed deployment of 200 Special Operations forces to the former Soviet republic of Georgia is about more than pursuing al Qaeda terrorists around the globe -- it's also about oil.
Posted on Mar 5, 2002, Source: Pacific News Service
Engaged in the shooting war, Washington may be turning a blind eye to a favorite income source of its allies -- bad news for those who want to reduce global heroin production.
Posted on Dec 20, 2001, Source: Pacific News Service
U.S. leaders prefer using covert forces against the Taliban which reduce anti-U.S. protest and violence in other Moslem countries. Recent history says such efforts from abroad are doomed.
Posted on Oct 2, 2001, Source: Pacific News Service
