Could President Obama actually declassify and release the full 6,800 page report on the massive failures of the CIA’s torture program from a decade ago? While it seems unlikely, Senator Dianne Feinstein is urging the President to release the document, fearing that the massive report may disappear into the memory hole soon…
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WikiLeaks Drops Yemen Files, Unmasks Washington’s Bloody Role…
Whistleblowing organization Wikileaks on Friday dropped yet another batch of files, this time detailing evidence of the United States arming, training and financing Yemeni forces in the build up to the current war…
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Lawsuit Aims to Hold 2 Contractors Accountable for C.I.A. Torture…
Nearly 15 years after the United States adopted a program to interrogate terrorism suspects using techniques now widely considered to be torture, no one involved in helping craft it has been held legally accountable. Even as President Obama acknowledged that the United States “tortured some folks,” …
A Declassified CIA Paper Shows How Close the U.S. and the Soviets Came to War in 1983…
One undated article settles one of the most controversial incidents of the Cold War’s often-panicked final decade: the 1983 “war scare” in which rhetoric of nearly unprecedented belligerence from Moscow may have been backed with a secret KGB protocol to remain on a state of alert nearly tantamount to a war-footing…
Gen Coe: U.S. Attack Killing 62 Syrian Soldiers in Deir ez-Zor ‘Regrettable Error’…
The September 17 airstrike that killed 62 and injured 100 Syrian soldiers in Deir ez-Zor was a result of an “unintentional, regrettable error,” the US Central Command has said. The mistake was “primarily based on human factors,” Brigadier-General Richard “Tex” Coe…
Obama Expands War with Al Qaeda to Include Shabab in Somalia…
The escalating American military engagement in Somalia has led the Obama administration to expand the legal scope of the war against Al Qaeda, a move that will strengthen President-elect Donald J. Trump’s authority to combat thousands of Islamist fighters in the chaotic Horn of Africa nation…
Pentagon to End Gun-Free Zones on Military Bases…
On November 18, the Pentagon issued a Defense Department directive that will “allow Department of Defense (D0D) personnel to carry firearms and employ deadly force while performing official duties”…
Court Dismisses Army Captain’s Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Military Activities Against Islamic State Over ‘Lack of Standing’…
As Just Security readers are no doubt aware, Army Captain Nathan Smith’s action challenged the legality of U.S. military activities against ISIS as violating the 60-day time limit in the War Powers Resolution. The Court held that Smith lacks standing and that the case presents a political question…
WHAT?: HR5732 Passed Without Debate in the House – Supports No Fly Zone in Syria…
Late in the day Tuesday November 15, Congress convened in a special session. With normal rules suspended, they passed House Resolution 5732 – the “Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act”. The resolution calls for intensifying already harsh sanctions on Syria, assessing implementation of No Fly Zone in Syria and escalating efforts to press criminal charges against […]
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US Military Plans to Dump 20,000 Tons of Heavy Metals and Explosives Into the Oceans…
The US Navy has been conducting war-game exercises in US waters for decades, and in the process, it has left behind tons of bombs, heavy metals, missiles, sonar buoys, high explosives and depleted uranium munitions that are extremely harmful to both humans and marine life…
U.S.S. Zumwalt, the Navy’s ‘Most Advanced Warship’ Towed to Port in Panama Canal…
The U.S. Navy’s most technologically-advanced warship broke down in the Panama Canal Monday and had to be towed to a nearby port. The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) lost propulsion while traversing the canal, and leaks were reportedly detected in the ship’s…
Former CIA Agent Loses Latest Italy Extradition Plea…
Sabrina de Sousa told The Associated Press on Friday she may file an appeal in Portugal’s Constitutional Court. De Sousa said in emailed comments to the AP that an appeal is “possible” but she is “not sure” she will go ahead with it. She said she needs to undergo surgery but did not elaborate…
The U.S. and CIA Could Be Charged for War Crimes…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) may break its longstanding practice of unfairly targeting African nations by charging the United States and the CIA with war crimes. The chief prosecutor…results of a preliminary probe e have suggested the U.S. likely committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan…
Pentagon Will Stop Buying Russian Helicopters…
The Pentagon has notified Congress that it plans to stop buying Russian Mi17 helicopters for Afghanistan and will start buying American helicopters, according to Radio Free Europe…
Navy’s Fancy New Gun Can’t Be Fired Because Rounds Are $1 Million Each…
The Navy is scrapping production of rounds for its newest warship, citing costs of nearly $1 million per unit. “We don’t have an issue with the gun, and no issue with that ship carrying the gun. We have an issue on the price point”…
U.S. Casts One of Three Votes Against U.N. Resolution Condemning Nazism…
The Unites States says it was one of three countries to vote against a United Nations rights resolution that denounces the glorification of Nazism and other racially-charged trends around the world…
Three Green Berets Killed by Islamic State Infiltrator After CIA Ignored Warnings…
Green Berets Matthew Lewellen, Kevin McEnroe, and James Moriarty approached the Prince Faisal Airbase in Jordan in their vehicle along with one Jordanian military officer. They were assigned the IA mission, meaning inter-agency, as a part of the CIA’s Timber Sycamore covert operation…
Nobody Seems To Know How Terrorists Got A Bunch Of U.S. Military Equipment…Qatar? Turkey? Saudi Arabia?
How did Hezbollah, a military group in Lebanon listed as a Terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department get their hands on U.S. military equipment? Both the Lebanon government and the State Department deny they furnished Hezbollah with U.S. military equipment…
The New Red Scare by Andrew Cockburn…
“Welcome to the world of strategic analysis,” Ivan Selin used to tell his team during the Sixties, “where we program weapons that don’t work to meet threats that don’t exist.” Selin, who would spend the following decades as a powerful behind-the-scenes player in the Washington mandarinate…
U.S., British ‘Clean House’ to Delete Syria Terror Links…
US President Barack Obama has just given the Pentagon orders to assassinate commanders of the Al Nusra terror network in Syria. American media reports over the weekend say the new urgency arises from US intelligence fears that al Qaeda-affiliated groups are preparing to mount terror attacks…
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