On AlterNet: state department
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "state department"
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. October 19, 2009.
Boeing is the third largest U.S. government contractor, with some $24 billion in annual federal contracts. It is also a major recidivist corporate crook.
Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. October 1, 2009.
In its first review of the PATRIOT Act, the Court will rule on an anti-terror law outlawing any aid to groups on the State Department's list of terrorist groups.
Robert Dreyfuss, TheNation.com AlterNet: World. September 28, 2009.
Even hawks admit there's no military option. But will Obama stop blustering about sanctions and really deal?
T. Christian Miller, Aram Roston, ProPublica. September 21, 2009.
Newly released documents provide a glimpse into the messy business of creating a private army on the fly in the middle of a war zone.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. September 14, 2009.
When will a major paper report on the allegation that Erik Prince "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe"?
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 20, 2009.
The dark history behind the explosive revelations of Blackwater's role in the CIA's assassination program.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 14, 2009.
Despite Iraqis' perception that Blackwater was kicked out of their country, the State Department has confirmed the mercenaries remain.
The Huffington Post News Team, Huffington Post July 23, 2009.
Liddy went through the normal litany of "birther" conspiracy points, including a "sworn statement" from Obama's step-grandmother that she saw him born in Mombasa, Kenya.
Agence France Presse July 17, 2009.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday firmly condemned bombings in Jakarta that killed at least nine people and injured dozens more, including eight Americans.
Gareth Porter, IPS News. July 14, 2009.
The five Iranian detainees were grabbed in a 2007 raid on vague claims by the U.S. military that they were part of a "clandestine network."
Agence France Presse July 14, 2009.
"The Iranians are building a huge embassy in Managua," Secretary of State Clinton said in May. "And you can only imagine what that's for." Right-wingers seized on the claim.
Agence France Presse July 13, 2009.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. June 10, 2009.
Half of the personnel working for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan are private contractors. This is a colossal rip-off to taxpayers.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. May 26, 2009.
"It would make great changes in the lives" of gay Foreign Service officers and be "a giant step for equality."
Henry Fernandez, Think Progress AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. April 7, 2009.
Right-wing conspiracy theorists try to derail Koh's nomination.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. April 2, 2009.
Federal records obtained by AlterNet reveal a multi-million dollar contract for a private U.S. paramilitary force operating out of Jerusalem.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.
Obama may keep the company on the government payroll months after its Iraq contract expires. Not bad for a firm supposedly going down in flames.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 5, 2009.
Clinton to visa applicants: "You should know that the State Department is on the watch here for Facebook."
Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: War on Iraq. December 17, 2008.
A panel commissioned by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called for the security firm's contract not to be renewed next year.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. November 19, 2008.
Our current military budget is almost equal to all of the rest of the world's defense budgets combined. This is unsustainable.
Nick Fiske, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: PEEK. August 19, 2008.
Indictments for the killing of 17 Iraqis would likely be sought under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which would be unprecedented.
Allen McDuffee, AlterNet. July 1, 2008.
The U.S. government is putting more and more of its budget for foreign military funding in the hands of the Pentagon. Where is the money going?
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. June 9, 2008.
The notorious mercenary company now offers spy "services" to Fortune 500 companies, for the right price.
Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. March 24, 2008.
All over the world gay men, lesbians, and transgender people are denied fundamental freedoms. America is not doing enough to help.
Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: Video. March 21, 2008.
We all need adults in charge of the executive branch, and have needed for a long, long time.
