There is also an FBI and CIA report that indicates that Khallad bin Attash was in Los Angeles in June 2000 — compliments of “diplomatic arrangements” provided by Fahad Thumairy…
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Osama Bin Laden’s Suspected Bodyguard Released to Montenegro From Guantánamo…79 Detainees Remain…
The Pentagon delivered a Yemeni captive to Montenegro Wednesday after 14 years at Guantánamo as a suspected Osama bin Laden bodyguard…
Russia to Reveal Location of U.S. Military Satellites in Free Space Data…
Russia is planning to set up a free database on thousands of near-Earth objects, including those not publicly listed in open catalogs of the North American Aerospace Defense Command…
3 Arrested With Loaded Guns, Body Armor and Night Goggles at Holland Tunnel…
Cops at the New Jersey entrance of the tunnel stopped a pickup truck — with three Pennsylvania residents in it — for a cracked windshield…
Revolt by Security Diplomats Define Hillary as the Weak Candidate…
Good news: America still has federal employees who will risk their careers to express profound disagreement with major policy errors…
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REPORT: Obama Not Pursuing Order to Close Gitmo…
Obama says now he regrets not closing the prison on his first day in office…
Justice Department Opposes New Obama Proposal on Guantanamo…
Lynch, […] is opposing a White House-backed proposal that would allow Guantanamo Bay prisoners to plead guilty to terrorism charges in federal court by videoconference…
In the Face of Russian Warnings, U.S. Says It Will Remain in Black Sea…
Russia has warned that the presence of the USS Porter in the Black Sea is a provocation, but the United States says it intends to stay…
NYPD Surveillance Unveiled: City Claims to Lose Docs on 1960s Radicals, Then Finds 1 Million Records…
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…
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…