There has been a major break in the decade-long fight to unveil records related to the New York City Police Department’s surveillance of political organizations…
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Under Pressure, Lynch Relents And Releases Unredacted 911 Transcript…
Under pressure from Republican leaders, the Justice Department on Monday afternoon reversed itslef and released a full, unredacted transcript…
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Tearful Former Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Backs U.S. Vets Suing 2011 Fukushima Disaster…
Koizumi breaks down in tears at a May 17 news conference in Carlsbad, California, after talking about what U.S. veterans who took part in Operation Tomodachi have endured…
ACLU Releases ‘The Torture Database’…
After September 11, 2001, U.S. officials authorized the cruel treatment and torture of prisoners held in Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo, and the CIA’s secret…
Those Lost Investigation Files Have Been Found, Air Force Says…
The U.S. Air Force says it has recovered files from 100,000 inspector general investigations dating back to 2004…
U.S. Signals Accommodation of Israeli Terms on Defense Aid…
The Obama administration is prepared to incorporate missile defense funds in a new long-term agreement on military aid for Israel…
Barbaric Conditions That Led to a Detainee’s Death Are Laid Bare in CIA Reports…
The CIA black site prison had 20 cells. Described as “stand-alone concrete boxes,” the cell block was outfitted with stereo speakers that played music 24 hours a day…
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NATO Chief: 4 Battalions Heading to Baltic States, Poland…
The alliance will agree this week to send four multinational battalions to the Baltic states and Poland to boost their defenses against Russia…
U.S. Review Board Rejects Kenyan Release Bid from Guantánamo…
Abdul Malik, born in 1973, is a suspected member of al-Qaida in East Africa and has been accused of involvement in two terrorist plots in Kenya…
Point of No Return: Obama’s Legacy in the Middle East by Seymour M. Hersh…
It’s now evident, fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks, that Obama’s foreign policy has maintained many of the core elements of the global war on terror…
Obama OK’s New Authority for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan…
President Barack Obama has approved new authority for U.S. troops that would pave the way for military operations to once again…
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Moscow Warns of Response After U.S. Sends Navy Destroyer to Black Sea…
American warships entering the Black Sea will prompt “response measures” from Moscow, a top Russian diplomat has warned, adding that another US aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean is…
2 Air National Guard Pilots Safely Eject After Midair Collision…
Two South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 fighter pilots ejected safely after an apparent midair collision in eastern Georgia…
The U.S. Congress Debates: The Funding of World War III by Phil Butler…
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter just went before a Senate Armed Services Committee to wrestle still more billions from the American war chest…
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Mustard Gas Test Subjects Denied Veteran Benefits…
The military has acknowledged for decades it performed secret mustard gas tests on troops at the end of World War II but a Senate investigation released Tuesday…
The U.S. Is the Only Country That Routinely Sentences Children to Life in Prison Without Parole…
It was a late summer morning when Robert “Fat Daddy” Taylor woke up, smoked two blunts, and decided to turn himself in. He’d been on the run…
All 18,600 U.S. Sailors in Japan Slapped With Full Drinking Ban, Confined to Base…
Three separate scandals involving American servicemen and contractors in a highly-controversial Navy base in Japan’s Okinawa have finally resulted in…
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9 Ft. Hood Soldiers Die During Training When Vehicle Swept Away in Rushing Waters…
The tragedy is prompting multiple investigations into the circumstances of the deaths and how the military may handle risky training…
Pentagon: Special Ops Killing of Pregnant Afghan Women Was ‘Appropriate’ Use of Force…
An internal Defense Department investigation into one of the most notorious night raids conducted by special operations forces in Afghanistan — in which seven civilians were killed…
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Obama Admin Withholding Info About 86,000 Criminal Illegal Immigrants…
The Obama administration is withholding detailed information about more than 86,000 illegal aliens who have committed serious crimes…