In May, 2013, the Washington Post’s Greg Miller reported that the head of the CIA’s clandestine service was being shifted out of that position as a result of “a management shake-up” by then-Director John Brennan. As Miller documented, this official… Read More ›
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Let’s Not Whitewash George W. Bush’s Actual, Heinous Record on Muslims in the U.S.
The New York Times this morning has an op-ed by Al Jazeera host Mehdi Hasan, whom I regard as one of the world’s best television journalists. Its primary point is one that has been recently promoted by others such as… Read More ›
Interview with Charlie Savage on Obama’s War on Terror Legacy
IN FEBRUARY 2009 — just one month after Obama’s inauguration — a series of policy announcements from the new administration startled and angered civil liberties activists because they amounted to a continuation of some of the most controversial Bush/Cheney war… Read More ›
TRANSCRIPT: Interview with Charlie Savage on Obama’s War on Terror Legacy
This is the full transcript of our interview with Charlie Savage. To listen to the audio, click here. This transcript has been edited for clarity. GREENWALD: This is Glenn Greenwald with The Intercept and my guest is the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter with… Read More ›
Democrats Continue to Delude Themselves About Obama’s Failed Guantánamo Vow
As everyone knows, “closing Guantánamo” was a centerpiece of the 2008 Obama campaign. In the Senate and then in the presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly and eloquently railed against the core, defining evil of Guantánamo: indefinite detention. On the Senate floor, Obama… Read More ›