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US Drones Killing Children in Pakistan: One Reporter's Story

Pratap Chatterjee, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. November 6, 2011.

The death of Tariq Aziz and his 12-year-old cousin Waheed Khan brought the total number of children killed in drone strikes to 175.

Investigation Finds U.S. Military Drones Have Flown Close to 3 Million Hours

Nick Turse, AlterNet. November 1, 2011.

Data provided to AlterNet by the military services reveals massive use of drones, most of their time spent in combat.

America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases: Its Full Extent Revealed for the First Time

Nick Turse, AlterNet and TomDispatch. October 16, 2011.

A ground-breaking investigation examines the most secret aspect of America's shadowy drone wars and maps out a world of hidden bases dotting the globe.

Blowback in Somalia: How Misguided US Policy Turned the Country into a Playground for Islamic Militants

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. September 15, 2011.

The US's proxy war in Somalia has led to the arming and empowering of warlords and an almost unthinkable rise in the influence and power of Al Qaeda and the Shabab.

The Spy Who Tweeted Me: U.S. Spooks Launch Effort to Mine Social Media

Sharon Weinberger, Medill National Security Zone. September 9, 2011.

The U.S. intelligence community's secret advanced research agency is looking to mine Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, even webcams.

Blowback: Exposing the CIA's Secrecy and Censorship

Hannah Gurman, Foreign Policy in Focus. September 3, 2011.

A toxic mix of sinister acts and secrecy by the Agency spells disaster for Americans. But will they know it when it happens?

Our Commando War in 120 Countries: Uncovering the Military's Secret Operations In the Obama Era

Nick Turse, AlterNet and TomDispatch. August 3, 2011.

American secret commandos are carrying out raids in 70 countries--just today. By the end of the year, the number will probably be close to 120.

Why Are Your Tax Dollars Funding Secret CIA Prisons in Somalia?

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. July 13, 2011.

An investigation in Somalia uncovers secret sites that include counterterrorism training for Somali intelligence agencies and secret prisons, operated by the CIA.

Pulitzer Prize Winner Seymour Hersh And The Men Who Are Trying to Paint Him as Crazy

Matthew Phelan, WhoWhatWhy.com. March 4, 2011.

Hersh cited ties between U.S. Military’s Joint Special Operations Command and a secretive Catholic order called the Knights of Malta, and now he's under attack.

Obama's Massive Power Struggle with the American War Machine

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. September 24, 2010.

Even if Barack Obama is seriously betting on his exit strategy, the Pentagon wants infinite war.

The CIA's Shocking Experiments on Children Exposed -- Drugging, Electroshocks and Brainwashing

H.P. Albarelli Jr., Jeffrey S. Kaye, TruthOut.org. August 12, 2010.

A look back at America's most shameful period of human experimentation.

Shocking New Report: The CIA Performed Human Experiments on Prisoners Under Bush

Stephen Soldz, AlterNet. June 7, 2010.

A new report details how the effects of torture on detainees were closely studied in order to perfect 'enhanced interrogation techniques.'

The U.S. Is Shipping Tons of Deadly Weaponry to Pakistan

Jeremy Scahill, TheNation.com. May 12, 2010.

U.S. drones bomb Pakistan regularly. Now, Washington is about to deliver 20 F-16s and surveillance planes to Islamabad along with a thousand 500 lb bombs.

Secret Erik Prince/Blackwater Tape Exposed

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. May 4, 2010.

The reclusive Blackwater founder tries to ban journalists and recorders from his speeches in front of friendly audiences. This time he failed.

Obama Administration Authorizes CIA to Kill U.S. Citizen

Jason Leopold, TruthOut.org. April 7, 2010.

The White House has taken the unprecedented step of authorizing the CIA to kill a U.S. citizen suspected of having ties to the Christmas Day bomber.

Families Sue Over So-Called Guantanamo 'Suicides'

Willam Fisher, IPS News. March 20, 2010.

The families are asking a federal court to hold the U.S. government accountable for their sons' torture, arbitrary detention, and ultimate deaths.

Top Intel Officer: U.S. May Kill Americans Abroad

John Byrne, Raw Story. February 4, 2010.

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair announced Wednesday that the U.S. may target its own citizens for death if it believes they are associated with terrorist groups.

James Bond Wannabe Part of Right-Wing Plot to Tamper with Senator's Phones

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. January 28, 2010.

One of the men arrested in the plot to bug Sen. Landrieu's phones has ties to the intelligence community -- and an angry penis (according to himself).

Robots Will Soon Do All Our Killing for Us

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. January 25, 2010.

In the years ahead, unmanned machines will increasingly fight our wars.

Is the Obama Administration Covering Up Three Murders at Guantanamo?

Willam Fisher, IPS News. January 22, 2010.

An explosive new article reveals that three Gitmo prisoners whose deaths were labeled suicides were murdered. Obama's Department of Justice has refused to investigate.

Surprise, Surprise! More Privacy Abuses Under Bush Revealed

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. January 19, 2010.

Bush administration officials used the cloak of counter-terrorism to abuse civil liberties, ignore the law, and violate Americans' privacy? Imagine that.

Mercenaries, Robot Planes and the CIA Produce Lethal Mix for Secret Afghan War

Tom Engelhardt, Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. January 11, 2010.

In Afghanistan, a militarized mix of CIA operatives and ex-military mercenaries as well as native recruits and robot aircraft is fighting a war in the shadows.

The American Desire to Be Loved as Well as Feared Has Long Misled the CIA

The American Desire to Be Loved as Well as Feared Has Long Misled the CIA

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. January 8, 2010.

The mystery is how a Jordanian 'mole' could be of use in Afghanistan

How CIA Was Fatally Duped by Jordanian Double Agent

How CIA Was Fatally Duped by Jordanian Double Agent

David Usborne, Independent UK. January 6, 2010.

The doctor-turned-bomber who was recruited by Americans to hunt down Bin Laden's right-hand man was in fact working for al-Qa'ida.

Revealed: Bush White House Raised Terror Alert Based On Con Man's Wild Al Jazeera

Revealed: Bush White House Raised Terror Alert Based On Con Man's Wild Al Jazeera "Decoding" Claims

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. December 21, 2009.

A new article reports how a Nevada-based software firm employee duped the CIA into believing he held the key to decoding secret terrorist messages.

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