Stories by Spencer Ackerman

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US General: Going into Syria Would Create 'Unintended Consequences'

Posted on: Jul 23, 2013, Source: The Guardian

General Martin Dempsey, top military officer, warns senators that each option under consideration would be costly and uncertain.

How the Pentagon Turned an Interrogation Resistance Program into a Blueprint for Torture

Posted on: Jun 19, 2008, Source: Washington Independent

At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing this week, answers about the Bush administration's "enhanced interrogations" finally came to light.

Obama's Sweeping Foreign Policy Critique

Posted on: Mar 27, 2008, Source: The American Prospect

Democrats should not have to act like Republicans to pass some test on national security. It's time to end the politics of fear.

Arrested for Driving While Muslim

Posted on: Sep 27, 2006, Source: The Nation

Five years after 9/11, Muslim-American men are still being arrested on flimsy charges and accused of being terrorists.