Salon
Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 07:00
The United States has effectively bankrolled a humanitarian crisis under the guise of a supremely ineffectual war on drugs. At some point the U.S. ought to wield its vast defense budget not to teach corrupt military officers “torture, blackmail and other forms of coercion against insurgents,” but rather to rebuild any number of societies it’s helped collapse.
Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 06:38
Nick Turse argues that the U.S. Military may be up to more in Africa than it is willing to admit, and the public deserves to know about it.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 06:21
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and both chambers of Congress are concerned about the U.S. government’s support for the Saudi war in Yemen, and have introduced legislation in hopes of protecting human rights.
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 07:23
Prominent human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja was imprisoned this week for ripping up a photo of the king of Bahrain, a close ally of the U.S. Despite constant questioning by the press, the U.S. State Department has refused to speak substantively about the politically motivated arrest.
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 06:44
The United Nations has stated that the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a destructive war in Yemen since late March 2015, is responsible for two-thirds of civilian casualties there.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:15
Since 9/11, in fact, Africa has increasingly been viewed by the Pentagon as a place of problems to be remedied by military means.Year after year, as terror groups have multiplied, proxies have foundered, and allies have disappointed, the U.S. has doubled down again and again, with America’s most elite troops — U.S. Special Operations forces (SOF) — leading the way.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 07:38
Shadowy intelligence operations show need for real accountability. In a letter to three U.S. senators that recently came to light, CIA director John Brennan outlined how his intelligence agency deals with abusive partners, referring – it would appear – primarily to foreign security forces.
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 06:29
A new investigation finds armed robbery and kidnapping have become persistent problems in the Gulf of Guinea
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 00:00
These protests inherit the spirit of the student mobilizations of 2006, which demanded the renovation of the Chilean education system, which dates back to the Pinochet dictatorship years.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 00:00
"The existence of a Lebanese community [in Venezuela] plus a left-wing populist government plus the anti-American rhetoric does not equal terrorism"